sclerotic
adjective uk/skləˈrɒt.ɪk/ us/skləˈrɑː.t̬ɪk/
(hard)
medical specialized（身体组织或器官）硬化的
affected by sclerosis (= a medical condition in which body tissue or organs become harder)
sclerotic arteries 动脉硬化
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- The coronary arteries were sclerotic and diffusely narrowed throughout their courses.
- We discussed her husband's sclerotic liver.
- In our patient, painful sclerotic skin changes on the extremities and macroglossia were the presenting features.
- The skin may be erythematous and sclerotic.
- Histopathology revealed sclerotic changes of the coronary artery.
(slow to change)
disapproving停滞的
not happening, developing, or changing quickly enough
The tax cuts are designed to bring growth to a sclerotic economy. 减税旨在带动已停滞的经济发展。
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- Here, the paramount problem wasn't the sclerotic pace of research, but a lack of public awareness.
- youth-led protests that toppled sclerotic governments
- Restructuring doesn't automatically turn a sclerotic organization into a flexible one.
- They were trying to shake up a corporate culture that was widely viewed as sclerotic.
See: sclerosis