| sclero- or (before a vowel) scler- | |
| —combining form | |
| 1. | indicating hardness: sclerosis |
| 2. | of or relating to the sclera: sclerotomy |
| [from Greek sklēros hard] | |
| scler- or (before a vowel) scler- | |
| —combining form | |
| [from Greek sklēros hard] | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
sclero- or scler-
pref.
Hard: scleredema.
Hardness: sclerogenous.
Sclera: scleritis.