sclerema

[skli-ree-muh]

scle·re·ma

[skli-ree-muh]
noun Pathology.
sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.

Origin:
1855–60; scler- + (ed)ema
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Sclerema is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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sclerema scle·re·ma (sklə-rē'mə)
n.

  1. Induration of the subcutaneous fat.

  2. Sclerema neonatorum.

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