scleroid

[ skleer-oid, skler- ]
/ ˈsklɪər ɔɪd, ˈsklɛr- /

adjective Biology.

hard or indurated.

Origin of scleroid

First recorded in 1855–60; scler- + -oid

Words nearby scleroid

sclerocorneal junction, sclerodactyly, scleroderma, sclerodermatous, sclerogenous, scleroid, scleroiritis, sclerokeratitis, sclerokeratoiritis, scleroma, scleromalacia

Example sentences from the Web for scleroid

  • Associated words: scleroid, enucleate, enucleation, inenucleable.

    Putnam's Word Book |Louis A. Flemming

British Dictionary definitions for scleroid

scleroid
/ (ˈsklɪərɔɪd) /

adjective

(of organisms and their parts) hard or hardened

Medical definitions for scleroid

scleroid
[ sklîr′oid′ ]

adj.

Hard or hardened.