sclerotic
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Is sclerotic a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the sclera of the eye.Synonyms: scleral
2. (anatomy or pathology) Having or relating to sclerosis; hardened.Examples: "The outer wood exposed to the air may become carbonaceous due to the interaction of sclerotic mycelium and the wood."
3. (figurative) Hard and insular; resistant to change.Examples: "sclerotic bureaucracy"; "Most state parties--Democrat or Republican--are sclerotic and dutiful, and little help to local candidates."; "His funeral ends the era of first generation leaders in post-colonial Asia, in fact in the world, with the exception of a few sclerotic kleptocrats mostly in Africa."figuratively
4. (mycology) Of or relating to sclerotium.
noun (English)
1. (anatomy) Synonym of sclera.Examples: "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."; "An icteric discoloration of the sclerotic — a quite common symptom in xanthopia from arsenical poisoning — is very seldom observed."Synonyms: sclera
Definition source: Wiktionary