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sclerotic
(redirected from sclerosed)

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sclerotic
1. of or relating to the sclera
2. of, relating to, or having sclerosis
3. Botany characterized by the hardening and strengthening of cell walls
4. another name for sclera

sclerotic [sklə′räd·ik]
(anatomy)
Pertaining to the sclera.
(medicine)
Hard.
Of or pertaining to sclerosis.


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When peripheral veins become sclerosed as a result of a long history of injections, end-stage intravenous drug abusers often resort to injecting substances into deep cervical neck veins.
Likewise, there are long-standing romantic traditions that see youth represented as the golden age, those who possess the potential to revive an "aged and sclerosed society" (Aries 1962, p.
 
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