Word
Sclerotic
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
scle-rot-ic
Definition
- a. - Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy
to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and
sometimes bony.
- a. - Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye;
sclerotical.
- a. - Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed.
- n. - The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d).
- a. - Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from
ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.
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