sclerotic

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English

Etymology

From sclera +‎ -otic

Pronunciation

Adjective

sclerotic (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the sclera of the eye.
    Synonym: scleral
  2. (anatomy or pathology) Having or relating to sclerosis; hardened.
    • 1920, Clarence Ritchie Phipps, Plant Lice Injurious to Apple Orchards:
      The outer wood exposed to the air may become carbonaceous due to the interaction of sclerotic mycelium and the wood.
  3. (figurative) Hard and insular; resistant to change.
    sclerotic bureaucracy
    • 2018, Mark Oppenheimer, “Politico”, in How to Turn a Red State Purple:
      Most state parties--Democrat or Republican--are sclerotic and dutiful, and little help to local candidates.
  4. (mycology) Of or relating to sclerotium.

Derived terms

Translations

of or relating to the sclera — see scleral

Noun

sclerotic (plural sclerotics)

  1. (anatomy) Synonym of sclera
    • 1859, Henry Gray, Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical, page 555:
      In front, this membrane is continuous with the cornea by direct continuity of tissue; but the opaque sclerotic overlaps it rather more on the outer than upon its inner surface.
    • 1883, Louis Lewin, The Untoward Effects of Drugs, page 98:
      An icteric discoloration of the sclerotic — a quite common symptom in xanthopia from arsenical poisoning — is very seldom observed.

Translations

Interlingua

Adjective

sclerotic (not comparable)

  1. sclerotic

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