scleroma
[ skli-roh-muh ]
noun,plural scle·ro·mas, scle·ro·ma·ta [skli-roh-muh-tuh]. /sklɪˈroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
Origin of scleroma
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British Dictionary definitions for scleroma
scleroma
/ (sklɪəˈrəʊmə) /
nounplural -mata (-mətə) or -mas
pathol any small area of abnormally hard tissue, esp in a mucous membrane
Origin of scleroma
1C17: from New Latin, from Greek, from sklēroun to harden, from sklēros hard
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