| 释义 |
scle·rot·ic
I. \-räd.ik\ adjective
Etymology: in sense 1, from scler- + -otic; in other senses, probably from (assumed) Medieval Latin scleroticus, from scler- + -oticus (as in Latin exoticus exotic) — more at exotic
1. : hard, indurated: as
a. : being or relating to the sclera
b. : sclerosed
< a sclerotic cell wall >
< sclerotic patients >
< sclerotic arteries >
2. : of or relating to sclerosis
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin sclerotica
: sclera
III. adjective
: grown rigid or unresponsive especially with age
< sclerotic institutions > |