different between sclera vs icteric

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ??????? (skl?rós, “hard”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??r?

Noun

sclera (plural scleras or sclerae or scleræ)

1. (anatomy) The white of the eye. It is the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
   • 2007, Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

     She'd been back a week and it was clear that college-level track was kicking her ass, the sclera in her normally wide manga-eyes were shot through with blood vessels.

Synonyms

• sclerotic
• sclerotic coat

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• sclera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Casler, Clares, carles, clears, lacers, sarcel, sarcle, scaler

Italian

Noun

sclera f (plural sclere)

1. (anatomy) sclera

Related terms

• sclerale
• sclerite
• sclerotico

Verb

sclera

1. third-person singular present indicative of sclerare
2. second-person singular imperative of sclerare

English

Alternative forms

• icterical (dated)

Etymology

From icterus (“jaundice”) +? -ic, or Latin ictericus.

Adjective

icteric (comparative more icteric, superlative most icteric)

1. (medicine) Jaundiced (having icterus); having yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes of the sclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body.
2. Relating to jaundice.

Usage notes

• Jaundiced is more commonly used than icteric.
• Icteric should not be confused with ictal, a reference to a physiological state or event such as a seizure, stroke, or headache.

Noun

icteric (plural icterics)

1. A medicine for jaundice.

See also

• icteric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Jaundice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From French ictérique

Adjective

icteric m or n (feminine singular icteric?, masculine plural icterici, feminine and neuter plural icterice)

1. icteric

Declension