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