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Definition of Sclerotic

1. Adjective. Relating to or having sclerosis; hardened. "A sclerotic patient"

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball. "Sclerotic tissue"

Definition of Sclerotic

1. a. Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony.

2. n. The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d).

3. a. Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.

Definition of Sclerotic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the sclera ¹

2. Adjective. Having sclerosis ¹

3. Adjective. Hard and insular, often in ''sclerotic bureaucracy'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sclerotic

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sclerotic

1. 1. Hard; firm; indurated; applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. 2. Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical. 3. (Med) Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed. Sclerotic parenchyma, sclerenchyma. By some writers a distinction is made, sclerotic parenchyma being applied to tissue composed of cells with the walls hardened but not thickened, and sclerenchyma to tissue composed of cells with the walls both hardened and thickened. Origin: Gr. Hard: cf. F. Sclerotique. The sclerotic coat of the eye. Origin: Cf. F. Sclerotique. Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sclerotic

sclerosis sclerosis corii sclerosis cutanea sclerosis of white matter scleroskeleton sclerostenosis sclerostomy sclerotherapeutic sclerotherapies sclerotherapist

sclerotherapists sclerotherapy sclerothrix sclerotia sclerotial sclerotin sclerotinia

Literary usage of Sclerotic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1879)
"We are informed that Wyeth's dialyzed iron was used in these observations. Physiological Action of sclerotic Acid. It was announced some time ago by ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"In cases of glaucoma the ciliary nerves may be pressed upon as they course between the choroid and sclerotic, and the cornea becomes anaesthetic. ..."

3. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, Allen Thomson, John G. Cleland (1867)
"The sclerotic (cornea opaca), the tunic of the eye on which the ... The sclerotic is thickest at the back part of the eye, and thinnest at about a quarter ..."

4. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1903)
"posed of a posterior opaque part, called the sclerotic coat, and an anterior ... The superficial surface of the sclerotic coat and the cornea should now be ..."

5. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1908)
"The superficial surface of the sclerotic coat and the cornea should now be examined ; but to complete the study of the external tunic, a further dissection ..."

6. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Schäfer, Johnson Symington, Thomas Hastie Bryce (1909)
"It is connected with the sclerotic by delicate connective tissue (adventitia oculi, Lock wood), but posteriorly, at the entrance of the ciliary vessels and ..."

7. The Development of the Chick: An Introduction to Embryology by Frank Rattray Lillie (1908)
"The choroid and sclerotic coats are differentiations of the mesenchyme surrounding the optic ... Cartilage begins to appear in the sclerotic at eight days, ..."

8. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"In adults, the sclerotic coat is stronger and firmer, comparatively, ... In birds, and the tortoise, the posterior part of the sclerotic coat is thin ..."

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