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SCLEROTAL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SCLEROTAL is any of the bony plates in the sclerotic of various vertebrates.
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SCLEROTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
A bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, ...
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sclerotal - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
sclerotal (plural sclerotals). (anatomy) The optic capsule; the sclerotic coat of the eye. 1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates :.
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sclerotal
sclerotal Anat. (sklɪəˈrəʊtəl) [f. sclerot-is + -al1.] Any of the component plates of the bony ring which protects the sclerotic coat of the eyeball in certain birds and reptiles.1854 Owen in Orr's Circ. Sci., Org. Nat. I. 179 An ossified part of the eye-capsule, commonly in two pieces, ‘sclerotals’...
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sclerotal, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
What does the noun sclerotal mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun sclerotal. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation ...
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SCLEROTIC Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a medical : of, relating to, or affected with sclerosis (see sclerosis sense 1) sclerotic arteries sclerotic bone lesions b : grown rigid or unresponsive ...
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▪ I. sclerotic, a.1 and n. (sklɪəˈrɒtɪk) In 7 sclero-, sclirotyke, -tike. [a. med. and mod.L. sclērōticus (med.L. in fem. form sclerotica), a. late Gr. *σκληρωτικός having the property of hardening, pertaining to sclerosis or hardening, f. σκληροῦν: see scleroma.] A. adj. 1. Anat. In sclerotic coat,...
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What to Know About Sclerotic Lesions - WebMD
Sclerotic means that the lesions are slow-growing changes to your bone that happen very gradually over time. Most of the time, sclerotic lesions are benign.
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Sclerosis (medicine) - Wikipedia
Sclerosis is the stiffening of a tissue or anatomical feature, usually caused by a replacement of the normal organ-specific tissue with connective tissue.
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sclerotic Definition - Magoosh GRE
adjective – Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony.
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Skeletons of the Eye: An Evolutionary and Developmental Perspective
The ocular skeleton, composed of the scleral cartilage and scleral ossicles, is present in many vertebrates. The morphology of the scleral ...
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Scleral ring - Wikipedia
The scleral ring is a hardened ring of plates, often derived from bone, that is found in the eyes of many animals in several groups of vertebrates.
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