SCLERO-

Meaning of SCLERO- in English

a combining form meaning "hard," used with this meaning, and as a combining form of sclera , in the formation of compound words: sclerometer.

Also, esp. before a vowel, scler- .

[ comb. form of Gk sklerós hard ]

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SCLERO — sclero- [occurring in derivatives and compounds] sclero-, scler- (1. hard; 2. to harden)
Interlingua English vocab
SCLERO- — combining form see: scler-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCLERO- — combining form see scler-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCLERO- — see scler-
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCLERO- — [ 'sklɪərəʊ ] ■ combining form hard; hardened; hardening: sclerotherapy. Origin from Gk sklēros 'hard'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCLERO- — sclero- combining form ▶ with stress-neutral suffix ¦sklɪər ə ʊ ¦skler- AmE ¦sklɪr ə ¦skler- — scleroderma ˌsklɪər ə ʊ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SCLER- — or sclero- combining form see: skeleton hard , hardness
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-TOMY — d.əmē, təm-, -mi noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin -tomia, from Greek, from -tomos cutting + -ia …
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SCLER- — combining form or sclero- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sklēr-, sklēro-, from sklēros hard — more at skeleton 1. a. …
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-NYXIS — ˈniksə̇s noun combining form ( plural -nyx·es -kˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek nyxis act of pricking, of stabbing; akin …
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-DERMATOUS — |dərməd.əs, -ə̄m-, -əim-, -mətəs adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -dermata + English -ous : having a (specified) type of …
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-DERMATA — ˈdərməd.ə, -ə̄m-, -əim-, -ətə noun plural combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dermat-, derma : ones having a (specified) …
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-DERMA — ˈdərmə, -ə̄mə, -əimə noun combining form ( plural -dermas -məz ; or -derma·ta -məd.ə, -mətə) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek …
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-DACTYLIA — ˌdak|tilēə, -lyə noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek daktylos + New Latin -ia -y : …
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SCLEROTOMY — /skli rot"euh mee/ , n. , pl. sclerotomies . Surg. incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies. [ …
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SCLEROTOME — — sclerotomic /sklear'euh tom"ik, skler'-/ , adj. /sklear"euh tohm', skler"-/ , n. 1. Embryol. the part of a mesodermal somite …
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SCLEROTIC — /skli rot"ik/ , adj. 1. Also, scleral . Anat. of or pertaining to the sclera. 2. Pathol. , Bot. pertaining …
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SCLEROTHERAPY — /sklear'euh ther"euh pee, skler'-/ , n. Med. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the …
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SCLEROPROTEIN — /sklear'euh proh"teen, -tee in/ , n. Biochem. protein that is fibrous and insoluble in water, serving a protective or supportive …
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SCLEROPHYLLY — /sklear"euh fil'ee/ , n. Bot. the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert …
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SCLEROPHYLL — /sklear"euh fil/ , Bot. adj. 1. Also, sclerophyllous /sklear'euh fil"euhs/ . of, pertaining to, or exhibiting sclerophylly. n. 2. a …
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SCLEROMETER — — sclerometric /sklear'euh me"trik, skler'-/ , adj. /skli rom"i teuhr/ , n. any instrument for determining with precision the degree …
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SCLERODERMATOUS — /sklear'euh derr"meuh teuhs, skler'-/ , adj. 1. Zool. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales. 2. of or pertaining to …
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SCLERODERMA — /sklear'euh derr"meuh, skler'-/ , n. Pathol. a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid. …
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SCLER- — var. of sclero- before a vowel: sclerenchyma.
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SCLER- — or sclero- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sklēr-, sklēro-, from sklēros — more at skeleton 1. : hard scler ite …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-DERMA — ( plural -dermas or -dermata ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dermat-, derma skin : skin or skin ailment of …
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SCLEROTIN — [ 'sklɪərətɪn , 'sklɛ- ] ■ noun Biochemistry a structural protein which forms the cuticles of insects and is hardened …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCLEROPROTEIN — [sclero.pro.tein] n [ISV] (1907): any of various fibrous proteins esp. from connective and skeletal tissues
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCLERODERMA — [sclero.der.ma] n [NL] (ca. 1860): a usu. slowly progressive disease marked by the deposition of fibrous connective tissue in the …
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SCLER- — [scler-] or sclero- comb form [NL, fr. Gk skler-, sklero-, fr. skleros--more at skeleton] 1: hard "sclerite" "scleroderma" 2: hardness …
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