What it means
The root has two uses. It means hardening in sclerosisskluh-ROH-sisAbnormal hardening of a body tissue, often from scarring.scler/o hard-osis abnormal conditionFull entry , arteriosclerosisar-teer-ee-oh-skluh-ROH-sisThickening and stiffening of the walls of the arteries, so they lose their ability to stretch.arteri/o arteryscler/o hard-osis conditionFull entry and scleroderma. It also means the sclera, the tough white outer layer of the eye, as in scleral icterus (yellow whites of the eyes).
At a glance
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Related terms
arteriosclerosis
Thickening and stiffening of the walls of the arteries, so they lose their ability to stretch.
sclerosis
Abnormal hardening of a body tissue, often from scarring.
ather/o
A word root that means fatty plaque, the soft fatty buildup that can form inside arteries.