SCLEROGEX 



Sclerogen {skle' -ro-jen) [oK/.rjpoq, hard ; yevr/g, pro- 

 ducing]. In biology, a name for the hard matter de- 

 posited in sclerotic or stone-cells. 



Sclerogenous {skle-roj'-en-us) \piu.ijp6g, hard, rough ; 

 ■,<;, producing]. In biology, producing hard, cal- 

 careous, silicious, or chitinous tissue. S. Method, a 

 method of treating tuberculous joint-disease, by intersti- 

 tial injections of zinc chlorid. 



Sclerohymenitis {skle- ro-hi-men-i' -tis). Synonym of 

 Sclerotitis. 



Sclerohystera {skle-ro-his' '-ter-ak). Synonym of Scle- 



eroid (skle' raid) \cK~/.r]p6q , hard ; eidog, form]. In 

 iology, hard or bony in texture. 

 Sclero-iodin {skle-ro-i' -o-din) [aK/.Tjpog, hard ; ludr/g, 

 riolet]. A brownish coloring-matter found in ergot, 

 ero-iritis {skle-ro-i-ri'-tis) \_any.jjp6g, hard ; Ipic, iris ; 

 ig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the sclera and 

 the iris. 

 Sclero-keratitis {skle-ro-ker-at-i' -tis) [<r/c/.//p6c, hard ; 



Wnipag, horn; irtg, inflammation]. Inflammation of 

 the sclera and the cornea. 

 :ieroma {skle-rc/ -mah) [on/jjpoc, hard]. Abnormal 

 hardness or induration of a part. A neoplasm that 

 forms in the nose and larynx particularly, and which is 

 characterized by its density. A bacillus has been found 

 which is believed to be the cause of the condition. S. 

 adultorum. Synonym of Scleroderma. 

 Scleromeninx {skle-ro-me' ' -ninks) [ai0.rjp6g, hard ; prjv- 



. membrane]. The dura mater. 

 Scleromucin [skle-ro-mu'-sin) \pK/jqp6g, hard ; mucus, 

 mucus] . A gummy substance obtained from ergot, and 

 said to be one of its active principles. 

 Scleronyxis {skle-ro-niks'-is) [aii/.Tipog, hard ; vi!;ic, a 



pricking]. Puncture of the sclerotic. 

 Sclerodphoritis {skle-ro-o-for-i'-tis) [oxAjypof , hard ; uov, 

 egg; oopoc, bearing; trig, inflammation]. Sclerosis 

 of the ovary. 

 Scleropathia {skle-ro-pa' -the-ah). See Sclerosis. 

 Sclerophthalmia {skle-roff-thal' -me-ah) [oK/.ripoc, hard ; 



■ og, eye]. Xerophthalmia. 

 Sclerophthaimus {skle-roff-thal' -mus) [oicfa/pog, hard ; 

 of, eye]. Staphyloma of the sclera. 



Wlerorrhonchus {skle-ror-rong' -kus). See Sclerobron- 

 ::hus. 

 lerosal {skle-ro 1 '-zal) [ovc/7/pdf, hard]. Of the nature 

 of sclerosis. 



Mlerosarcoma {skle-ro-sar-kcZ-mah) [onATipog, hard; 

 rap5, flesh ; dun, tumor]. A hard, fleshy tumor, es- 

 secially of the gums. 

 Sclerose (skle'-roz) [anj.rjpog, hard]. To affect with 

 sclerosis ; to become affected with sclerosis. 



Wlerose en plaques {skla-roz' on plak) . Synonym of 

 Sclerosis, Multiple. 

 lerosed {skle'-rozd) [aK/.ripog, hard], 

 sclerosis ; rendered abnormally hard, 

 arteries whose coats are thickened. 

 Sclerosis {skle-ro' -sis) [aK/.rjpog, hard]. 



which consists essentially in an overgrowth of the con 

 nective tissue of an organ. The term is applied chiefly 

 to the nervous system and the arteries. 2. In biology, 

 the hardening of a plant cell-wall by the formation of 

 lignin ; the induration of a normally soft tissue. S., 

 Amyotrophic Lateral, a combination of chronic ante- 

 rior poliomyelitis with lateral sclerosis. The symptoms 

 are in the main wasting of the muscles and a spastic 

 condition of the limbs, with exaggeration of the re- 

 flexes. The disease is prone to end fatally by in- 

 volvement of the medulla oblongata. S., Annular, 

 a chronic myelitis, in which the sclerosis extends about 

 the cord like a ring. S., Arterio-. See Endarteri- 

 **. S., Atrophic, sclerosis with atrophy. S., 



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SCLEROTIC 



Affected with 

 S. Arteries, 



process 



Cerebro-spinal. See Charcot' s Disease. S. Com- 

 bined, simultaneous sclerosis of the posterior and 

 the lateral columns of the spinal cord. S., Corii. 

 Synonym of Scleroderma. S. dermatis. Synonym 

 of Scleroderma. S., Diffuse, when the sclerosis ex- 

 tends through a large part of the brain and cord. S., 

 Disseminated. See Charcot's Disease. S., Focal, 

 one confined to a particular region of the brain or 

 cord. S., General, a connective-tissue hyperplasia 

 affecting an entire organ. S., Initial, the syphilitic 

 chancre. S., Insular. See Charcot's Disease. S., 

 Lateral. See Charcot's Disease. S., Lobar, sclero- 

 sis of a lobe of the brain. S. of the Lung. Synonym 

 of Pneumonia, Interstitial. S., Miliary, small sclero- 

 tic patches such as have been observed in the spinal 

 cord in some cases of pernicious anemia. S., Multiloc- 

 ular. See Sclerosis, Disseminated. S., Multiple. 

 See Charcot's Disease. S. ossium. Synonym of Ostei- 

 tis, Condensing. S., Posterior Spinal, locomotor 

 ataxia ; tabes dorsalis, q. v. S., Postero-lateral. See 

 Friedreich 's Ataxia. S., Progressive Muscular. 

 Synonym of Pseudohypertrophic Muscular Paralysis. 

 S., Renal. Synonym of Xephritis, Interstitial. 

 S., Syphilitic Arterio-, the arterial sclerosis due 

 to syphilis. It affects chiefly the intima, but also 

 the adventitia. It occurs as a diffuse form, as in 

 the brain; also in distinctly localized lesions, as in 

 the chancre. 



Scleroskeletal {skle - ro- skel' -et-al) [aaJj/pog , hard ; 

 cke'utov, a dry body]. Pertaining to a sclero- 

 skeleton. 



Scleroskeleton {skle -ro- skel'- et - on) [aiO.Tjpog, hard ; 

 (TKE/.erov, a dry body]. In biology, skeletal parts or 

 ossifications other than the bones of the main endo- 

 skeleton, as sesamoid bones, ossified tendons, mar- 

 supial bones, etc. 



Sclerostenosis {skle -ro-ste-no / - sis) [atc/j/pdr, hard; 

 aTEvuaic, constriction], i. Sclerosis with constric- 

 tion. 2. Also, synonym of Scleroderma. 



Sclerosteous {skle-ros' '-te-us) [a&jjp6g, hard ; bareov, 

 bone]. A bony formation resulting from osseous de- 

 posit in a tendon. 



Sclerostoma {skle-ros' -to-mah) [oicfajpoq, hard ; <rr6fm, 

 mouth]. A genus of nematoid worms. See Parasites 

 {Animal), Table of . 



Sclerotal {skle-ro' -lal) [oK/j/pog, hard]. In biology, 

 one of a circlet of bones about the eyeball of certain 

 birds ; an eye-bone. 



Sclerote \ skle' -rot). Same as Sclerotium. 



Sclerothrix {skle' -ro-thriks) \anJ.rjp6q, hard ; 6pi^, hair]. 

 Abnormal hardness of the hair. 



Scleroth's Cure. The treatment of pleuritic effusions 

 by diet, i. e., the withdrawal of fluids for the purpose 

 of causing absorption of the effusion. 



Sclerotic {skle-ro f-ik) \?&rip6q, hard]. I. Hard, in- 

 durated ; pertaining to the outer coat of the eye. 2. 

 Related to or derived from ergot. S. Arteritis. See 

 Arteriosclerosis and Endarteritis. S. Coat. See 

 Sclerotica. S. Endocarditis, a hyperplasia of the 

 fibrillar layer of ihe endocardium. It may be a regen- 

 erative process following infarcts, abscesses, or wounds 

 of the heart which implicate the endocardium ; it may 

 be a termination of acute endocarditis ; it may (and 

 this is the commonest form) be a chronic inflammation 

 from the beginning, occurring as a part of a general vas- 

 cular sclerosis. The last form affects especially the 

 valves, and leads either to insufficiency or to obstruc- 

 tion of the valvular orifice. In the early stages it 

 presents itself as a slight thickening ; this increases in 

 extent ; the new tissue undergoes fatty degeneration 

 (atheroma) ; eventually calcareous matter and. occa- 

 sionally, cholesterin are deposited. S. Myocarditis, a 



