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scleroticearly 15c., "pertaining to sclerosis," from medical Latin scleroticus, from Greek skleroun (see sclerosis). Figurative meaning "unchanging, rigid" is from 1961.
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sclerotic(adj) relating to or having sclerosis; hardened(adj) of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball
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scleroticHard or hardening; refers to sclerosis (hardening or overgrowth of fibrous tissue).
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