Word Meaning

sclerotic definition and meaning

a. Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony.
a. Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical.
a. Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed.
n. The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d).
a. Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.

Crossword clues for sclerotic

- Affected by hardening of the artery walls