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sclerosed

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scle·rosed  (skl-rzd, -rst)
adj.
1. Affected by sclerosis; hardened.
2. Botany Lignified.

[From sclerosis.]

sclerosed [ˈsklɪərəʊst]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol hardened; sclerotic
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Adj.1.sclerosed - relating to or having sclerosis; hardened; "a sclerotic patient"


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