Sclerotic

[sklɪə'rɒtɪk;sklə-] or [sklɪ'rɑtɪk]

Definition

(adj.) of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball; 'sclerotic tissue' .

(adj.) relating to or having sclerosis; hardened; 'a sclerotic patient' .

Checker: Zachariah--From WordNet

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.

Typed by Adele

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. (Anat.) White of the eye.

Editor: Rena