- sclerotic scle·rot·ic
- [sklɪ'rɒtɪk]
1. adjAnat sclerale, Med sclerotico (-a), Bot scleroso (-a)2. nsclera
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sclerotic scle·rot·ic
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scle|rot|ic — «sklih ROT ihk», noun, adjective. –n. = sclerotic coat. (Cf. ↑sclerotic coat) –adj. 1. of or having to do with the sclerotic coat. 2. of, with, or having sclerosis. 3. Botany. hardened; stony in texture. ╂[< New Latin scleroticus < Greek… … Useful english dictionary
scle|rot|i|ca — «sklih ROT uh kuh», noun. the sclerotic coat of the eyeball. ╂[< New Latin sclerotica] … Useful english dictionary
scle|rot|o|my — «sklih ROT uh mee», noun, plural mies. a surgical incision into the sclerotic coat of the eyeball, as for the extraction of foreign bodies. ╂[< sclero + Greek tomíā a cutting] … Useful english dictionary
Sclerotic — Scle*rot ic, a. [Gr. sklhro s hard: cf. F. scl[ e]rotique.] 1. Hard; firm; indurated; applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sclerotic parenchyma — Sclerotic Scle*rot ic, a. [Gr. sklhro s hard: cf. F. scl[ e]rotique.] 1. Hard; firm; indurated; applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sclerotic — Scle*rot ic, n. [Cf. F. scl[ e]rotique.] (Anat.) The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of {Eye} (d) . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sclerotic — Scle*rot ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sclerotic — scle•rot•ic [[t]sklɪˈrɒt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) anat. oph of or pertaining to the sclera 2) bot pat pertaining to or affected with sclerosis 3) rigid or unchanging: a sclerotic bureaucracy[/ex] • Etymology: 1535–45; < ML sclēroticus= Gk sklērót(ēs)… … From formal English to slang
sclerotic acid — scle·rot·ic ac·id (sklə rotґik) an acid found in ergot, of which it is one of the active principles … Medical dictionary
sclerotic — scle|rot|ic [ sklə ratık ] adjective MEDICAL affected by sclerosis … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sclerotic — scle·rot·ic … English syllables
