sclerotal

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skləˈɹəʊtəl/

Adjective

sclerotal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) sclerotic

Noun

sclerotal (plural sclerotals)

  1. (anatomy) The optic capsule; the sclerotic coat of the eye.
    • 1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:
      The optic capsule , or sclerotal, […] like the acoustic capsule , is cartilaginous in Plagiostomes

References

“sclerotal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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