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1. (adj.) sclerotic
of or pertaining to the sclera.
2. sclerotic
pertaining to or affected with sclerosis.
3. sclerotic
rigid or unchanging:
a sclerotic bureaucracy.
Etymology: (1535–45; < ML sclēroticus= Gk sklērót(ēs) hardness (der. of sklērós hard) + L -icus -ic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sclerotic, sclerosed
relating to or having sclerosis; hardened
"a sclerotic patient"
2. (adj) sclerotic
of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball
"sclerotic tissue"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sclerotic
hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony
2. (adj) sclerotic
of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical
3. (adj) sclerotic
affected with sclerosis; sclerosed
4. (adj) sclerotic
pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye
5. (noun) sclerotic
the sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d)
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