"scleralization" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scleralizations [plural]
Etymology: From scleral + -ization. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scleral|ization}} scleral + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun}} scleralization (plural scleralizations)
  1. (pathology, optometry) An opacity of the cornea that progresses inwards from the periphery of the cornea towards its center.

Inflected forms

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