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(skle -rot' -ik-ah). The sclera or sclerotic coat of the eye; the firm, tough, white, outer membrane of the eyeball, continuous with the sheath of the optic nerve behind and with the cornea in front. Scoleciasis, Scolecicis (sko-les-i'-as-is, sko-les-is' -is). See Helminthiasis, also Scholeciasis. Scoleciform (sko-les'-if-orm). Having the form or character of a scolex. Scolecite (sko'-les-lt). In biologv, a name given by Tulasne to the vermiform carpogonium of the fungus Ascobolus. It is a branch of the my- Scleroticectomy (skle-rot-ik-ek' -to-me). The removal of a part of the sclera. Scolecology (sko-le-kol'-o-je). See Heh ninth ology. Scolecophagous (sko-le-kof'-ag-ns). In biology, worm-eating. Scolesis (skole' -sis). See Scoliosis . Scolex (sko'-leks). In biology, the knot-like head of a cestode worm, which by budding gives rise to the proglottides of the chain. See Tccnia. Scolices (sko-le'-sez). Plural of Scolex, q. v. Scolioma (sko-le-o'-mah). Curvature of the spine. See Scoliosis . Scoliometer, Scoliosometer (sko-le-om'-et-er, sko-le-osom/-et-er). An instrument for measuring the extent of a scoliosis.