sclero-

1.
a combining form meaning “hard,” used with this meaning, and as a combining form of sclera, in the formation of compound words:
sclerometer.
Also, especially before a vowel, scler-.
Origin
combining form of Greek sklērós hard
British Dictionary definitions for sclero-

sclero-

combining form
1.
indicating hardness: sclerosis
2.
of or relating to the sclera: sclerotomy
Word Origin
from Greek sklēros hard
Word Origin and History for sclero-

before vowels scler-, word-forming element meaning "hard," from Latinized form of Greek sklero-, comb. form of skleros "hard," related to skellein "to dry up, parch," from PIE *skle-ro-, from root *skele- "to parch, wither."

sclero- in Medicine

sclero- or scler-
pref.

  1. Hard: scleredema.

  2. Hardness: sclerogenous.

  3. Sclera: scleritis.