sclerotic
Origin of sclerotic
1Other words from sclerotic
- sub·scle·rot·ic, adjective
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How to use sclerotic in a sentence
From the outside, it is easy for us to see that a traditional, medical-centric approach has contributed to a sclerotic response to the airborne spread of Covid-19.
Our Early Confusion About Airborne COVID-19 Transmission Still Haunts Us | Jose-Luis Jimenez | March 29, 2022 | TimeTax professionals say that for many functions, the IRS has gotten so sclerotic that all they can do is tell their clients to wait and hope their situations get straightened out eventually.
The IRS Cashed Her Check. Then the Late Notices Started Coming. | by Lydia DePillis | February 16, 2021 | ProPublicaThe International Commercial Aviation Organization, sclerotic as ever, has “task forces” assigned to the problem.
Yes, the economy remains sclerotic, work force participation is abysmal, and wages stagnate.
GOP’s Biggest 2016 Problem: Clinton’s Numbers Among White Voters | Lloyd Green | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn MS, the amount and quality of myelin is abnormal, replaced by “sclerotic” plaques, the hallmark of the disease.
Can NASCAR Driver Trevor Bayne Race Safely With Multiple Sclerosis? | Kent Sepkowitz | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It has hampered the flow of capital and added to the sclerotic recovery.
JPMorgan’s $2 Billion Loss Fueled by Efforts to Avoid Risk | Zachary Karabell | May 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt came too late for some, of course, as almost simultaneously we saw the sclerotic auto companies collapsing before us.
The sclerotic is a tough fibrous coat, and is the part to which the phrase 'white of the eye' is applied.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousOn the internal surface of the sclerotic is a vascular membrane called the choroid.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various(ii) The position and nature of the wound in the cornea and sclerotic.
In the incomplete method a band of sclerotic is left in the periphery.
The interior of the sclerotic should appear perfectly white.
British Dictionary definitions for sclerotic
/ (sklɪəˈrɒtɪk) /
of or relating to the sclera
of, relating to, or having sclerosis
botany characterized by the hardening and strengthening of cell walls
another name for sclera
Origin of sclerotic
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