noun
scleritis
Medical term for inflammation of the sclera (the white outer layer of the eyeball).
強膜炎は、強膜に炎症が起こる病気です。
Scleritis is a condition in which inflammation occurs in the sclera.
Standard medical kanji spelling.
Rare variant using the non-jōyō kanji 鞏.
Compound of 強膜 (sclera) + 炎 (inflammation). The kanji 強 means 'strong' and 膜 means 'membrane'; 炎 is a common suffix for inflammatory conditions.