sclerosing keratitis [Gk, skleros, hard, keras, horn, itis, inflammation] , 1. a form of corneal inflammation in which nodular infiltrates appear near the margin of the cornea in association with a ring of anterior scleritis. 2. a form of corneal inflammation characterized by an opaque triangle in the deep layers of the cornea, with the base of the triangle near the sclerosing area.
