sclerotic
IPA: skɫɪrʌtɪk
noun
- (anatomy) Synonym of sclera
adjective
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the sclera of the eye.
- (anatomy or pathology) Having or relating to sclerosis; hardened.
- (figurative) Hard and insular; resistant to change.
- (mycology) Of or relating to sclerotium.
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Examples of "sclerotic" in Sentences
- Head and all thoracic nota is sclerotic.
- Sclerotic skin plaques may also develop.
- Their eyes had large orbits and sclerotic rings.
- Some fossil skeletons have preserved sclerotic rings.
- The eyes were lateral, extremely small without sclerotic ring.
- However, the lens does not become sclerotic until after 40 years of age.
- These defense mechanisms include the formation of sclerotic and tertiary dentin.
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