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sclerotic

/skləˈrɒtɪk/adjective

उच्चारण स्क्लरॉटिक

(ऊतक या धमनियों के) कठोर हो जाने से प्रभावित, काठिन्ययुक्त

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adjective
  1. 1

    medical

    affected by sclerosis, a condition in which soft tissue in the body, such as the walls of the arteries, becomes hard

    (ऊतक या धमनियों के) कठोर हो जाने से प्रभावित, काठिन्ययुक्त

    • sclerotic arteries
  2. 2

    formal, disapproving

    not able to change or adapt, and therefore slow and inefficient

    जड़, गतिहीन, लचीलापन खो चुका

    • Reformers struggled against a sclerotic bureaucracy.
    • the country's sclerotic economy

    Synonyms rigid inflexible ossified stagnant hidebound

    Opposite dynamic flexible vibrant

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sclerosis noun