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scleroderma
[ skleer-uh-dur-muh, skler- ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid.
scleroderma
/ ˌsklɪərəʊˈdɜːmə; sklɪˈraɪəsɪs; ˌsklɪərəʊˈdɜːmɪə /
noun
- a chronic progressive disease most common among women, characterized by a local or diffuse thickening and hardening of the skin
scleroderma
/ sklîr′ə-dûr′mə /
- A connective tissue disease characterized by the deposition of fibrous tissue into the skin and often other organs, causing tissue hardening and thickening.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scleroderma1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scleroderma1
C19: from New Latin sclerōdermus, from Greek, from sklēros hard + derma skin
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Example Sentences
Is there any difficulty in reaching a diagnosis in scleroderma?
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In some instances such patches are seen in association with the more classic type of scleroderma just defined.
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The prognosis of the variety known as morphœa is less unfavorable than general scleroderma, and recovery more frequent.
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Allied to Scleroderma and distinguished by the cavities of the gleba containing distinct peridioles.
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The genus Geaster does not appear in the collection, nor Scleroderma.
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