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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scle•rot•ic (skli rot′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomy, OphthalmologyAlso, scleral. of or pertaining to the sclera.
- Botany, Pathology[Pathol., Bot.]pertaining to or affected with sclerosis.
- Neo-Latin sclērōticus of hardening, equivalent. to Greek sklēró̄t(ēs) hardness (derivative of sklērós hard; see sclero-) + Neo-Latin -icus -ic
- 1535–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sclerotic /sklɪəˈrɒtɪk/ adj - of or relating to the sclera
- of, relating to, or having sclerosis
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin sclērōticus, from Greek; see scleroma scle•ro•sis /sklɪˈroʊsɪs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable; used with a singular verb]- Pathologya disease in which there is an abnormal hardening of body tissue:multiple sclerosis.
scle•rot•ic /sklɪˈrɑtɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scle•ro•sis (skli rō′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).USA pronunciation - Pathologya hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- Botanya hardening of a tissue or cell wall by thickening or lignification.
- Greek sklé̄rōsis hardening. See scler-, -osis
- Medieval Latin
- Middle English 1350–1400
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