Definition for

sclerotic


Pertaining to or of the nature of sclerosis.

Related to or derived from ergot. Also sclerotinic.

noun – Same as sclerotica.

noun – A medicine which hardens and consolidates the parts to which it is applied.

noun – The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of eye (d).

adjective – Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony.

adjective – Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical.

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