Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0777 short lesson, about 20 seconds
scler/o: Sclera
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The idea
The combining form scler slash o names the sclera, the white outer coat of the eye, and also names hardness.
In practice
Scleritis is inflammation of the sclera.
Where people slip
The same form gives the suffix sclerosis, meaning hardening. Both senses are current.
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