• (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye. • (n.) The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d). • (a.) Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. • (a.... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sclerotic/
hardened, as in sclerotic dentine, which is hardened by intratubular dentine in response to tooth wear, ageing and arrested caries.
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1. Hard; firm; indurated; applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. ... 2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical. ... 3. (Med) Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed. ... <botany> Sclerotic parenchyma, sclerenchyma. By some writers... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Scle·rot'ic adjective [ Greek sklhro`s hard: confer French sclérotique .] 1. Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the scle... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/33