adjective
- Also scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- Pathology, Botany. pertaining to or affected with sclerosis.
adjective
- of or relating to the sclera
- of, relating to, or having sclerosis
- botany characterized by the hardening and strengthening of cell walls
noun
- another name for sclera
adj.early 15c., “pertaining to sclerosis,” from medical Latin scleroticus, from Greek skleroun (see sclerosis). Figurative meaning “unchanging, rigid” is from 1961. adj.
- Affected or marked by sclerosis.
- Of or relating to the sclera of the eye.
n.
- sclera