scleritic

English

Etymology 1

From scleritis +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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
  • episcleritic

Etymology 2

From sclerite +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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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