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sclerotic

scle·rot·ic [ sklə róttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of plant cell wall hardening: relating to the hardening and thickening of plant cell walls that turns young green growth woody

2. of white of the eye: relating to the dense outer coating of the eyeball that forms the white of the eye sclera

3. of sclerosis of body tissue: relating to or suffering from sclerosis of body tissue

4. inflexible: having become unresponsively rigid, especially from longevity
a political party grown sclerotic from too many years in power



noun 
Definition:
 
anatomy 
Same as  sclera


[Mid-16th century. < Greek sklēros "hard" + -otic]
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