sclerotic
n. கண்ணின் வெண்சவ்வு, வௌவிழிக் கோளத்தின் மேல்தோல், (பெ.) இழைமக் காழ்ப்புக் கோளாறு சார்ந்த, இழைமக் காழ்ப்புக் கோளாறினை உடைய, கண்ணின் வெண்சவ்வுக்குரிய.
Scle*rot"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. 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.) Defn: 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. Etym: [Cf. F. sclérotique.] (Anat.) Defn: The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d). Scle*rot"ic, a. (Chem.) Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.