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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’... Oxford English Dictionary
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sclerotic
▪ 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,... Oxford English Dictionary
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