sclerotic

sclerotic

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /sklɪˈɹɒtɪk/

  Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

sclerotic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the sclera.
2. Having or relating to sclerosis.
3. Of or relating to sclerotium.
4. Hard and insular.
   • 2018: "How to Turn a Red State Purple" by Mark Oppenheimer, Politico

     Most state parties--Democrat or Republican--are sclerotic and dutiful, and little help to local candidates.

   sclerotic bureaucracy

Derived terms

• arteriosclerotic
• atherosclerotic
• cardiosclerotic
• fibrosclerotic
• myelosclerotic
• nephrosclerotic
• nonsclerotic
• osteosclerotic
• otosclerotic
• pansclerotic
• pseudosclerotic
• sclerotic acid
• sclerotical
• sclerotic ring
• unsclerotic

 

Noun

sclerotic (plural sclerotics)

1. (anatomy) The sclerotic coat of the eye.

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Interlingua

Adjective

sclerotic (not comparable)

1. sclerotic

Related terms

• sclerosis