sclerotic
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /skləˈɹɑtɪk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /skləˈɹɒtɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒtɪk
Adjective
editsclerotic (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the sclera of the eye.
- Synonym: scleral
- (anatomy or pathology) Having or relating to sclerosis; hardened.
- 1920, Clarence Ritchie Phipps, Plant Lice Injurious to Apple Orchards:
- The outer wood exposed to the air may become carbonaceous due to the interaction of sclerotic mycelium and the wood.
- (figurative) Hard and insular; resistant to change.
- sclerotic bureaucracy
- 2018, Mark Oppenheimer, “Politico”, in How to Turn a Red State Purple:
- Most state parties--Democrat or Republican--are sclerotic and dutiful, and little help to local candidates.
- (mycology) Of or relating to sclerotium.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editof or relating to the sclera — see scleral
having or relating to sclerosis
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hard and insular, resistant to change
mycology: of or relating to sclerotium
Noun
editsclerotic (plural sclerotics)
- (anatomy) Synonym of sclera
- 1859, Henry Gray, Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical, page 555:
- In front, this membrane is continuous with the cornea by direct continuity of tissue; but the opaque sclerotic overlaps it rather more on the outer than upon its inner surface.
- 1883, Louis Lewin, The Untoward Effects of Drugs, page 98:
- An icteric discoloration of the sclerotic — a quite common symptom in xanthopia from arsenical poisoning — is very seldom observed.
Translations
editsclerotic coat
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Interlingua
editAdjective
editsclerotic (not comparable)
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