Roger Bacon

On the Eye

Latin Etymology

Et a tunica nervi que venit a dura matre secundum omnes expanditur secunda tunica oculi, que habet duas partes. Nam prima pars componitur ex venis et nervis et arteriis, et vocatur secundina, quia est similis secundine. Et secunda pars expanditur usque ad cuiusdam spere que circulatur super extremitatem uvee; et est sicut cornu clarum, et ideo vocatur cornea.

Fill in the blanks in the following English paragraph with the words listed below, derived from the bolded Latin words in this paragraph.  Also take note of the more obvious derivatives such as tunic, nerve, part, primary, artery, similar, circulate, and extremity.

endure
ocular
dual
component
cornual
clarity

I tried, but I was unable to the sight of the rhinos charging at each other, readying their weapons in a struggle for territorial control.  When all was said and done, there was no in who had one the match since they both suffered from injuries and were forced to treat, losing a vital of battle.

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