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sclerotic

[ skli-rot-ik ]

/ sklɪˈrɒt ɪk /

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adjective

Also scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.

Pathology, Botany. pertaining to or affected with sclerosis.

Origin of sclerotic

1535–45; < New Latin sclērōticus of hardening, equivalent to Greek sklērṓt(ēs) hardness (derivative of sklērós hard; see sclero-) + New Latin -icus -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM sclerotic

sub·scle·rot·ic, adjective

Words nearby sclerotic

sclerosing osteitis, sclerosis, sclerostenosis, sclerostomy, sclerotherapy, sclerotic, sclerotic body, sclerotic dentin, sclerotin, sclerotitis, sclerotium

Example sentences from the Web for sclerotic

The International Commercial Aviation Organization, sclerotic as ever, has “task forces” assigned to the problem.

MH17 Switched Places With Another Jet |Clive Irving |September 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In MS, the amount and quality of myelin is abnormal, replaced by “sclerotic” plaques, the hallmark of the disease.

Can NASCAR Driver Trevor Bayne Race Safely With Multiple Sclerosis? |Kent Sepkowitz |November 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It has hampered the flow of capital and added to the sclerotic recovery.

JPMorgan’s $2 Billion Loss Fueled by Efforts to Avoid Risk |Zachary Karabell |May 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It came too late for some, of course, as almost simultaneously we saw the sclerotic auto companies collapsing before us.

What Obama's America Will Look Like |Tina Brown |January 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

The rami of the mandible are united at the symphysis, and there is an ossified ring in the sclerotic.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
As a matter of fact, most sclerotic processes are so chronic as to be compensatory in their action for many other degenerations.

Psychotherapy |James J. Walsh
The margin of the iris is firmly connected with the eyeball all round, at the junction of the sclerotic and the cornea.

A Practical Physiology |Albert F. Blaisdell
Lining the inner surface of the sclerotic is the second coat, the choroid.

A Practical Physiology |Albert F. Blaisdell
At the line of junction of the sclerotic and cornea the iris passes across the interior of the eye.

Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for sclerotic

sclerotic

/ (sklɪəˈrɒtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the sclera

of, relating to, or having sclerosis

botany characterized by the hardening and strengthening of cell walls

noun

another name for sclera

Word Origin for sclerotic

C16: from Medieval Latin sclērōticus, from Greek; see scleroma

Medical definitions for sclerotic

sclerotic

[ sklə-rŏt′ĭk ]

adj.

Affected or marked by sclerosis.

Of or relating to the sclera of the eye.

n.

sclera