sclerotic

English

Etymology

From sclera +‎ -otic.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /skləˈɹɑtɪk/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /skləˈɹɒtɪk/
Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

sclerotic (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

Translations

of or relating to the sclera — see scleral

having or relating to sclerosis

Finnish: skleroottinen, kovettunut

hard and insular, resistant to change

Finnish: luutunut, jäykkä (fi)
Swedish: sklerotisk (sv), hård (sv)

mycology: of or relating to sclerotium

Noun

sclerotic (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

sclerotic coat

Swedish: hornhinna (sv) c
Welsh: pilen allanol f

Interlingua

Adjective

sclerotic (not comparable)

sclerotic

Related terms

sclerosis

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