I. -räd.ik adjective
Etymology: in sense 1, from scler- + -otic; in other senses, probably from (assumed) Medieval Latin scleroticus, from scler- + -oticus (as in Latin exoticus exotic) — more at exotic
1. : hard , indurated: as
a. : being or relating to the sclera
b. : sclerosed
a sclerotic cell wall
sclerotic patients
sclerotic arteries
2. : of or relating to sclerosis
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin sclerotica
: sclera
III. adjective
: grown rigid or unresponsive especially with age
sclerotic institutions