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sclerotic (adj.)
[sclerotic 词源字典]
early 15c., "pertaining to sclerosis," from medical Latin
scleroticus
, from Greek
skleroun
(see
sclerosis
). Figurative meaning "unchanging, rigid" is from 1961.
[sclerotic etymology, sclerotic origin, 英语词源]