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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > animal science > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > animal science > zoology > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > zoology > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > research methods > experimental design > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > experimental design > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > animal science > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > animal science > zoology > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > zoology > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > research methods > experimental design > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > experimental design > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Preferred Term:

sclera

Definition:
The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the canal of Schlemm.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
eyes
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • eye white
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/290574
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