sclerosis

[ skli-roh-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural scle·ro·ses [skli-, roh, -seez].

Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
Botany. a hardening of a tissue or cell wall by thickening or lignification.

sclerosis

/ sklɪəˈrəʊsɪs /

pathol a hardening or thickening of organs, tissues, or vessels from chronic inflammation, abnormal growth of fibrous tissue, or degeneration of the myelin sheath of nerve fibres, or (esp on the inner walls of arteries) deposition of fatty plaques Compare arteriosclerosis atherosclerosis multiple sclerosis
the hardening of a plant cell wall or tissue by the deposition of lignin
a debilitating lack of progress or innovation within an institution or organization

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Greek sklḗrōsis hardening. See scler-, -osis

C14: via Medieval Latin from Greek sklērōsis a hardening

One of the plaintiffs is Melissa Davenport, a woman with multiple sclerosis.

In 2000, a year after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Montel Williams ditched his wife, Grace.

She talked about her father, afflicted with multiple sclerosis, who nevertheless managed to support the family.

Dressage is a useful therapy for people with multiple sclerosis.

She is presently wheelchair-bound by multiple sclerosis but suddenly in hope of parole someday, thanks to the Supreme Court.

One of the most characteristic symptoms of old age is the hardening of the arteries—arterio-sclerosis.

This gentleman pronounced the case one of spinal (either multiple or posterior) sclerosis, and discarded the syphilitic theory.

High tension and sclerosis of the radial artery were respectively found in about one-half of the cases.

It also occurs in patients suffering from glycosuria, and is usually associated with arterio-sclerosis—local or general.

This type of sclerosis preceding death of the bone is highly characteristic of tuberculosis.

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