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UK
/skləɹˈɒtɪk/
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ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball
sclerotic tissue -
relating to or having sclerosis; hardened
a sclerotic patient
How To Use sclerotic In A Sentence
- This came from the xray: One finding not mentioned above, is of a 3.6 x 5. 6CM sharply marginated sclerotic rimmed area in left proximal femur, near lesser trochanter. Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
- _Ophthalmia lymphatica_ is a kind of anasarca of the tunica adnata; in this the vessels over the sclerotica, or white part of the eye, rise considerably above the cornea, which they surround, are less red than in the ophthalmia superficialis, and appear to be swelled by an accumulation of lymph rather than of blood; it is probably owing to the temporary obstruction of a branch of the lymphatic system. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
- The greatest cause of mortality in type 2 diabetes is atherosclerotic vascular disease and its sequelae.
- Publication of WikiLeaks sourced private US comments on the corruption and nepotism of a hated "sclerotic" regime is said to have helped create Tunisia's protest, and generated talk by US commentators of a "Wikileaks revolution". Tunisia: The WikiLeaks connection
- He did not mean a sclerotic tangle of shared sovereignties. Times, Sunday Times
- Third, with cheap rural labour and using simple methods requiring little capital, it was not difficult to compete with the sclerotic State-owned enterprises.
- Objective:To investigate the changes and clinical implication of plasma angiotensinogen (ATG) concentration in the patients with atherosclerotic cerebral infarction (ACI).
- A striking finding was a topographical relation of focal inflammation to sclerotic atrophy in areas with erosion of the epithelium.
- Thickening indicates atherosclerotic plaque formation, and therefore increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Joel Fuhrman, M.D.: Salt Is Risky, Even If Your Blood Pressure Is Normal
- This, quite apart from political ambitions, will be necessary to prevent the EU's already sclerotic decision-making process simply seizing up.