/skli rot"ik/ , adj.
1. Also, scleral . Anat. of or pertaining to the sclera.
2. Pathol. , Bot. pertaining to or affected with sclerosis.
[ 1535-45; scleroticus of hardening, equiv. to Gk sklerót ( es ) hardness (deriv. of sklerós hard; see SCLERO-) + NL -icus -IC ]