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.
SCLEROTIC
Scle*rot"ic, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sclérotique.] (Anat.)
Defn: The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d).
SCLEROTIC
Scle*rot"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.
SCLEROTICAL
Scle*rot"ic*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Sclerotic.
SCLEROTITIS
Scler`o*ti"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Sclerotic, and -rris.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the sclerotic coat.
SCLEROTIUM
Scle*ro"ti*um, n.; pl. Sclerotia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.