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”).
Coined/History
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Definition
Scleritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the sclera (white outer coating of the eye).
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