scleritis

Term: scleritis

Literally meaning: “inflammation of sclera”

Origin: Anc Greek

σκληρός/scleros(=hard, tough)

+-ίτις/-tis(=suffix which is used with the feminine noun η νόσος/ nosos/=disease, denoting “inflammation of”).

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Definition

Scleritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the sclera  (white outer coating of the eye).