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強膜 (きょうまく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

強きょう膜まく

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Meanings

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noun

sclera

anatomy

Anatomical term for the white outer layer of the eyeball. Used in medical and biological contexts.

強きょう膜まくは眼がん球きゅうの白しろい部ぶ分ぶんを形けい成せいしている。
The sclera forms the white part of the eyeball.

Written forms

強きょう膜まくUsage100%
Standard kanji form for 'sclera' in medical contexts.
鞏きょう膜まく
Rare variant using the non-jōyō kanji 鞏; not commonly encountered.

Kanji

強strong
膜membrane
鞏

hard, firm

Similar words

角かく膜まく
角膜 (cornea) is the transparent front part of the eye, while 強膜 (sclera) is the white, opaque outer layer.
結けつ膜まく
結膜 (conjunctiva) is the thin membrane covering the sclera and inner eyelids, not the sclera itself.

Etymology

From 強 (strong, hard) + 膜 (membrane), referring to the tough outer membrane of the eye.