| sclerotica | Synonym: sclera. Origin: Mod. L. Scleroticus, hard (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sclerotical | <anatomy> Sclerotic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sclerotitis | <medicine> Inflammation of the sclerotic coat. Origin: NL. See Sclerotic, and -rris. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sclerotium | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Hard. 1. <botany> A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produced ergot. 2. <zoology> The nature or resting stage of a plasmodium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sclerotome | <zoology> One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitoins which separate the myotomes. Sclerotom"ic. Origin: Gr. Hard + to cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sclerotomy | An incision through the sclera. Origin: sclero-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotrichia | Induration and brittleness of the hair. Synonym: sclerotrichia. Origin: sclero-+ G. Thrix, hair (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotylosis | Atrophic fibrosis of the skin, hypoplasia of the nails, and palmoplantar keratoderma; associated with gastrointestinal cancer; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: scleroatrophy. Origin: sclero-+ G. Tylosis, the process of becoming callous (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerous | <anatomy> Hard; indurated; sclerotic. Origin: Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |