sclerotic (redirected from sclerotics)

scle·rot·ic  (skl-rtk)

adj.

1. Affected or marked by sclerosis.

2. Anatomy Of or relating to the sclera.

n.

See sclera.

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sclerotic [sklɪəˈrɒtɪk]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the sclera

2. (Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or having sclerosis

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany characterized by the hardening and strengthening of cell walls

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) another name for sclera

[from Medieval Latin sclērōticus, from Greek; see scleroma]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sclerotic - relating to or having sclerosis; hardened; "a sclerotic patient" sclerosed
	2.	sclerotic - of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball; "sclerotic tissue"

Translations

sclerotic

adj (Med) blood vessel → sklerotisch (spec), → verkalkt; (fig) → verkalkt (inf)

sclerotic [sklɪˈrɒtɪk]

1. adj (Anat) → sclerale (Med) → sclerotico/a (Bot) → scleroso/a

2. n → sclera