scleritic

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

scleritis +‎ -ic

Adjective[edit]

scleritic (not comparable)

  1. Having or relating to scleritis.
    • 1889, Hermann Schmidt-Rimpler, Ophthalmology and ophthalmoscopy, page 414:
      A scleritic or episcleritic infiltration is first found in a part adjacent to the cornea.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

sclerite +‎ -ic

Adjective[edit]

scleritic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a sclerite.
    • 1940, Allan Frost Archer, The Argiopidae Or Orb-weaving Spiders of Alabama, page 18:
      One feature that has apparently been overlooked is the presence of scleritic processes in the atriolum.
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