sclerosed

English

Etymology

Back-formation from sclerosis. The verb sclerose was derived from sclerosed (adj). Compare also diagnose (verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skləˈɹəʊst/
• Rhymes: -əʊst

Adjective

sclerosed (comparative more sclerosed, superlative most sclerosed)

1. Hardened by sclerosis.
2. (figurative) Hardened; fixed; inflexible; tough.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "They are all good men." "Of course they are. It's quite physiological. They are a body of elderly men, and the elderly brain is sclerosed and cannot record new impressions."

3. (botany) lignified

Related terms

• sclero-
• scleroderma
• sclerosant
• sclerotherapy