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SCLEROTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball
Example:
sclerotic tissue
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
sclera (the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or having sclerosis; hardened
Example:
a sclerotic patient
Synonyms:
sclerosed; sclerotic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
sclerosis (any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue)
Derivation:
sclerosis (any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue)
