Sclerotic

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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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