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- ep|i|scle|ra «EHP uh SKLIHR uh», noun.the layer of connective tissue covering the sclerotic coat of the eyeball.╂[< New Latin episclera < epi- + sclera]
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scle|ra — «SKLIHR uh», noun. = sclerotic coat. (Cf. ↑sclerotic coat) ╂[< New Latin sclera < Greek sklērós hard < skéllein to dry up] … Useful english dictionary
scle|re|id — «SKLIHR ee ihd», noun. Botany. a thickened, sclerotic cell; stone cell … Useful english dictionary
scle|ren|chym|a|tous — «SKLIHR ehng KIHM uh tuhs», adjective. of or like sclerenchyma: »sclerenchymatous tissue, a sclerenchymatous polyp … Useful english dictionary
scle|ren|chy|ma — «sklih REHNG kuh muh», noun. Botany. nonliving plant tissue composed of thickened and hardened cells from which the protoplasm has disappeared. It is found chiefly as a strengthening and protecting tissue in the stem and in such hard parts of… … Useful english dictionary
scle|ri|a|sis — «sklih RY uh sihs», noun. 1. a hardening of body tissue. 2. = scleroderma. (Cf. ↑scleroderma) ╂[< New Latin scleriasis < Greek sklēríāsis < sklērós hard; see etym. under sclera (Cf. ↑sclera)] … Useful english dictionary
scle|rite — «SKLIHR yt», noun. Zoology. a chitinous or calcareous plate, spicule, or the like, of an invertebrate animal, especially one of the plates of the exoskeleton of a grasshopper or similar arthropod. ╂[< Greek sklērós hard + English ite1] … Useful english dictionary
scle|rit|ic — «sklih RIHT ihk», adjective. 1. of or like a sclerite; hardened or chitinized. 2. of or having to do with scleritis … Useful english dictionary
scle|ri|tis — «sklih RY tihs», noun. inflammation of the sclerotic coat of the eyeball … Useful english dictionary
scle|ro|cau|ly — «SKLIHR uh K lee», noun. a condition of plant stems in which they become slender, hard, and dry. ╂[< Greek sklēros hard + kaulos stem + English y3] … Useful english dictionary
scle|ro|dac|tyl|i|a — «SKLIHR uh dak TIHL ee uh», noun. atrophy and deformity of the fingers, with thickening and hardening of the skin covering them. ╂[< New Latin sclerodactylia < sclero + Greek dáktylos finger] … Useful english dictionary
scle|ro|der|ma|tous — «SKLIHR uh DUR muh tuhs», adjective. Zoology. having a hard body covering, as of plates or scales … Useful english dictionary
