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scleroicl (skle'roid) a. [Gk. skleros, 

 hard ; eidos, resemblance.] Hard ; 

 skeletal (biol.). 



sclerophylly (skle'rofil'f) n. [Gk. 

 skleros, hard ; phyllon, leaf.] Con- 

 dition of excessive skeletal structure 

 in leaves (dot.). 



scleroseptum (skler'osep'tum) n. [Gk. 

 skleros, hard ; L. septum, a division.] 

 A radial vertical wall of carbonate 

 of lime in madrepore Corals. 



sclerosis (sklgro'sis) n. [Gk. skleros, 

 hard.] Hardening by increase of 

 connective tissue or lignin (hot.'). 



sclerotal (sklgro'tal) a. [Gk. skleros, 

 hard.] Sclerotic ; indurated ; con- 

 taining lignin (hot.) ; pert, the 

 sclerotic of the eye (anat.). 



sclerotic (skleYot'ik) n. [Gk. skleros, 

 hard.] The outer layer or protective 

 membrane of the eye (anat.). 



sclerotic ossicles, a ring of small 

 bones round the protruded sclerotic 

 of Birds (zool.). 



sclerotioid (sklgrot'ioid) a. [Gk. 

 skleros, hard ; eidos, resemblance.] 

 Pert, a sclerotium (bot.). 



sclerotium (sklero'tium, -shium) n. 

 [Gk. skleros, hard.] The resting, 

 dormant, or winter stage of some 

 Fungi when they become a mass of 

 hardened mycelium or waxy proto- 

 plasm (bot.). 



sclerotome (skler'otom) n. [Gk. 

 skleros, hard ; tome, a cutting.] A 

 partition of connective tissue be- 

 tween two myotomes (zool.). 



sclerous (skle'rus) a. [Gk. skleros, 

 hard.] Sclerotal. 



scolecid (sko'lgsid) a. [Gk. skolex, a 

 worm.] Pert, a scolex. 



scoleciform (skoles'iform) a. [Gk. 

 skolex, worm ; L. forma, shape.] 

 Like a scolex. 



scolecite (skol'gslt) n. [Gk. skolex, 

 worm.] A vermiform body branch- 

 ing from the mycelium of Disco- 

 mycetes (bot.). 



scolecoid (skol'gkoid) a. [Gk. skolex, 

 worm ; eidos, form.] Resembling 

 a scolex. 



scolex (sko'lgks) n. [Gk. skolex, 

 worm.] The head or rounded ter- 

 minal knob of a Tape-worm (zool.). 



scolite (sko'llt) n. [Gk. skolex, worm ; 

 lithos, stone.] A fossil worm burrow 

 (Pal). 



scopa (sk5'pa) n. [L. scopa, brush.] 

 A pollen brush (soot.}. 



scopate (sko'pat) a. [L. scopa, brush.] 

 Having a tuft of hairs like a brush 

 (zool.). 



scopiferous, scopate. 



scopiform (sko'piform) a. [L. scopa, 

 brush ; forma, shape.] Brush- 

 like. 



scopula (skop'ula) n. [L. scopttla, a 

 small brush.] A small tuft of 

 hairs ; a needle-like sponge spicule 

 with brush-like head ; in climbing 

 spiders, a tuft of club-like hairs on 

 each foot, replacing the third claw 

 (zoo!.). 



scopulate (skop'ulat) a. [L. scopula, 

 a small brush.] Like a brush. 



scopuliferous (skop'ulif'grus) a. [L. 

 scopula, a small brush ; ferre, to 

 carry.] Having a small brush-like 

 structure. 



scopuliform (skop'uliform) a. [L. 

 scopula, a small brush ; forma, 

 shape.] Resembling a small brush. 



scorpioid (skor'pioid) a. [Gk. skorpios, 

 scorpion ; eidos, form.] Cicinnal 

 (bot.) ; resembling a scorpion ; with 

 curved tail. 



scorpioid cyme, a uniparous cymose 

 inflorescence in which the daughter- 

 axes are developed right and left 

 alternately (bot.). 



scrobicula (skroblk'ula) n. [L. scrobis, 

 a ditch.] The smooth area round 

 the boss of an echinoid test (zool.). 



scrobicular (skrobik'ular) a. [L. 

 scrobis, ditch.] In the region of 

 the scrobicula. 



scrobiculate (skrobik'ulat) a. [L. 

 scrobis, ditch.] Marked with little 

 pits or depressions (zool.). 



scrobicule, a scrobicula. 



scrobiculus (skrobik'ulus) n. [L. 

 scrobis, ditch.] A pit or depression. 



scrobiculus cordis, the pit of the 

 stomach (anal.). 



scrotal (skro'tal) a. [L. scrotum.] 

 Pert, or in the region of the scrotum 

 (anat.). 



scrotum (skro'tum) n. [L. scrotum.] 

 The external sac containing the 

 testicles, in Mammals. 



scurf (skiirf) n. [A.S. scurf.} Scaly 

 skin ; dried outer skin peeling off in 

 scales (anat.) ; the scaly epidermal 

 covering of some leaves (bot.). 



