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scleroderma, sclerodermia or scleriasis (ˌsklɪərəʊˈdɜːmə, ˌsklɪərəʊˈdɜːmɪə, sklɪˈraɪəsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a chronic progressive disease most common among women, characterized by a local or diffuse thickening and hardening of the skin | |
| [C19: from New Latin sclerōdermus, from Greek, from sklēros hard + derma skin] | |
| sclerodermia, sclerodermia or scleriasis | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin sclerōdermus, from Greek, from sklēros hard + derma skin] | |
| scleriasis, sclerodermia or scleriasis | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin sclerōdermus, from Greek, from sklēros hard + derma skin] | |
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Scleroderma
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Word Origin & History
scleroderma
1866, from Mod.L., from Gk. skleros "hard" (see sclerosis) + derma "skin"
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Medical Dictionary
scleroderma scle·ro·der·ma (sklēr'ə-dûr'mə)
n.
A pathological thickening and hardening of the skin caused by swelling and thickening of fibrous tissue. Also called dermatosclerosis.
scle'ro·der'ma·tous (-mə-təs)
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Science Dictionary
scleroderma  (sklîr'ə-dûr'mə) Pronunciation Key
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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