Sclerotic
Definition of Sclerotic
Scle`rot´ic
a.
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
sclerotic
coat
of
the
eye
;
sclerotical
.
3.
(Med.)
Affected
with
sclerosis
;
sclerosed
.
Sclerotic parenchyma
(Bot.)
sclerenchyma
.
By
some
writers
a
distinction
is
made
,
sclerotic parenchyma
being
applied
to
tissue
composed
of
cells
with
the
walls
hardened
but
not
thickened
,
and
sclerenchyma
to
tissue
composed
of
cells
with
the
walls
both
hardened
and
thickened
.
n.
1.
(Anat.)
The
sclerotic
coat
of
the
eye
.
See
Illust.
of
Eye
(
d
)
.
a.
1.
(Chem.)
Pertaining
to
,
or
designating
,
an
acid
obtained
from
ergot
or
the
sclerotium
of
a
fungus
growing
on
rye
.
Related Words
induration
,
sclerosed
,
sclerosis
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