Scle*rot"ic (?), a. [Gr.
sklhro`s hard: cf. F. sclérotique.]
1. Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially
in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often
cartilaginous and sometimes bony.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the
sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical.
3. (Med.) Affected with sclerosis;
sclerosed.
Sclerotic parenchyma (Bot.),
sclerenchyma. By some writers a distinction is made, sclerotic
parenchyma being applied to tissue composed of cells with the
walls hardened but not thickened, and sclerenchyma to tissue
composed of cells with the walls both hardened and thickened.
Scle*rot"ic, n. [Cf. F.
sclérotique.] (Anat.) The sclerotic coat of
the eye. See Illust. of Eye
(d).
Scle*rot"ic, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the
sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.
Scle*rot"ic (?), a. [Gr.
sklhro`s hard: cf. F. sclérotique.]
1. Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially
in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often
cartilaginous and sometimes bony.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the
sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical.
3. (Med.) Affected with sclerosis;
sclerosed.
Sclerotic parenchyma (Bot.),
sclerenchyma. By some writers a distinction is made, sclerotic
parenchyma being applied to tissue composed of cells with the
walls hardened but not thickened, and sclerenchyma to tissue
composed of cells with the walls both hardened and thickened.
Scle*rot"ic, n. [Cf. F.
sclérotique.] (Anat.) The sclerotic coat of
the eye. See Illust. of Eye
(d).
Scle*rot"ic, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the
sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.
