meaning of sclerotic
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. Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed.
4. The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d).
5. Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.
6. of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball; "sclerotic
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sclerotic | sclerotic coat | sclerotical |
