Sclerotic

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed.

II. Sclerotic ·adj Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical.

III. Sclerotic ·noun The sclerotic coat of the eye. ·see ·Illust. of Eye (d).

IV. Sclerotic ·adj Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.

V. Sclerotic ·adj Hard; firm; indurated;

— applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony.