sclerotic ring

noun

A ring of bone or bones found in the eyes of several groups of non-mammal and -crocodilian vertebrates that are believed to support the eye.

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Meanings

nounsclerotic ring (plural sclerotic rings)

plural sclerotic rings

  1. anatomyA ring of bone or bones found in the eyes of several groups of non-mammal and -crocodilian vertebrates that are believed to support the eye.
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