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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

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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

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