sklɪəˈrɔtɪk
31scleroprotein — [ˌsklɪərə(ʊ) prəʊti:n, ˌsklɛ ] noun Biochemistry an insoluble structural protein such as keratin, collagen, or elastin …
32sclerosis — [sklə rəʊsɪs, sklɪə ] noun Medicine 1》 abnormal hardening of body tissue. 2》 (in full multiple sclerosis) a chronic, typically progressive disease involving damage to the sheaths of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, whose symptoms may… …
33sclerotherapy — [ˌsklɪərə(ʊ) θɛrəpi, ˌsklɛ ] noun Medicine the treatment of varicose blood vessels by the injection of an irritant which causes inflammation, coagulation of blood, and narrowing of the blood vessel wall …
34sclerotic — [sklɪə rɒtɪk, sklə ] adjective 1》 Medicine of or having sclerosis. 2》 Anatomy relating to the sclera. 3》 rigid; unable to adapt: a sclerotic political system. noun another term for sclera …
35sclerotin — [ sklɪərətɪn, sklɛ ] noun Biochemistry a structural protein which forms the cuticles of insects and is hardened and darkened by a natural tanning process. Origin 1940s: from sclero , on the pattern of keratin …
36sclerotium — [sklɪə rəʊtɪəm, sklə ] noun (plural sclerotia tɪə) Botany the hard dark resting body of certain fungi, consisting of a mass of hyphal threads. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk sklēros hard …
37sclerenchyma — /sklɪəˈrɛŋkɪmə/ (say sklear rengkimuh) noun (of plants) supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened and hardened cells from which the protoplasm has usually disappeared. {scler(o) + Greek enchyma infusion} –sclerenchymatous… …
38sclerite — /ˈsklɛraɪt/ (say skleruyt) noun any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like. {scler(o) + ite1} –scleritic /skləˈrɪtɪk/ (say skluh ritik), adjective …
39scleroderma — /sklɛroʊˈdɜmə/ (say skleroh dermuh) noun a disease of the connective tissue in which all the layers of the skin become hardened and rigid. Also, sclerodermia /sklɛroʊˈdɜmiə/ (say skleroh dermeeuh). {New Latin. See sclero , derm} …
40scleroma — /skləˈroʊmə/ (say skluh rohmuh) noun (plural scleromata /skləˈroʊmətə/ (say skluh rohmuhtuh) or scleromas) a tumour like induration of tissue. {New Latin, from Greek sklērōma} …
