sclerous

American

[skleer-uhs, skler-] / ˈsklɪər əs, ˈsklɛr- /

adjective

hard; firm; bony.

sclerous British

/ ˈsklɪərəs /

adjective

anatomy pathol hard; bony; indurated

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Etymology

Origin of sclerous

First recorded in 1835–45; scler- + -ous

Example Sentences

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Lactic acid, applied with one to ten or more parts of water is also of value in the sclerous and verrucous types.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Sclerog′enous, producing sclerous tissue: mail-cheeked, as a fish; Sclē′roid, hard, scleritic.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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