Sclerotic
adjective
Related to or caused by hardening of the tissues, usually due to disease.
The doctor diagnosed him with sclerotic heart disease.
Often appears as...
- sclerotic lesion
- sclerotic tissue
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Technical
adjective
Resistant to change or progress, not flexible.
The sclerotic bureaucracy of the government led to slow progress.
Often appears as...
- sclerotic system
- sclerotic institution
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Related to or caused by hardening of the tissues, usually due to disease.
The doctor diagnosed him with sclerotic heart disease.
Often appears as...
- sclerotic lesion
- sclerotic tissue
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Resistant to change or progress, not flexible.
The sclerotic bureaucracy of the government led to slow progress.
Often appears as...
- sclerotic system
- sclerotic institution
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used mainly in healthcare or biology to describe abnormal tissue hardening.
He underwent surgery to remove the sclerotic areas in his arteries.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Often appears in medical literature and patient diagnoses, not in casual conversation.
The MRI showed sclerotic plaques in the brain.
Pro Tip 3/3Disease Association
Commonly linked with chronic diseases like multiple sclerosis.
Sclerotic features are consistent with progressive multiple sclerosis.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used mainly in healthcare or biology to describe abnormal tissue hardening.
He underwent surgery to remove the sclerotic areas in his arteries.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Often appears in medical literature and patient diagnoses, not in casual conversation.
The MRI showed sclerotic plaques in the brain.
Pro Tip 3/3Disease Association
Commonly linked with chronic diseases like multiple sclerosis.
Sclerotic features are consistent with progressive multiple sclerosis.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used mainly in healthcare or biology to describe abnormal tissue hardening.
He underwent surgery to remove the sclerotic areas in his arteries.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Often appears in medical literature and patient diagnoses, not in casual conversation.
The MRI showed sclerotic plaques in the brain.
Pro Tip 3/3Disease Association
Commonly linked with chronic diseases like multiple sclerosis.
Sclerotic features are consistent with progressive multiple sclerosis.
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reformist president who is beholden to a sclerotic and obstructionist legislature so the the infighting has already begun and it's actually a little bit ugly but the fighting has not and in a country
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Is invisibility the...
reformist president who is beholden to a sclerotic and obstructionist legislature so the the infighting has already begun and it's actually a little bit ugly but the fighting has not and in a country
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Annie Lowrey
American Journalist
Economic anxiety might not have won Donald Trump the White House, but much of his strongest support came from more sclerotic rural and industrial areas.
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Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
The functioning of our society is in a certain way sclerotic.
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Annie Lowrey
American Journalist
Economic anxiety might not have won Donald Trump the White House, but much of his strongest support came from more sclerotic rural and industrial areas.
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Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
The functioning of our society is in a certain way sclerotic.
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