scleroderma

[ skleer-uh-dur-muh, skler- ]

nounPathology.

a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid.

Origin of scleroderma

First recorded in 1865–70; sclero- + -derma

Words Nearby scleroderma

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How to use scleroderma in a sentence

She has pulmonary hypertension, fibromyalgia and the connective tissue disease scleroderma.
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Is there any difficulty in reaching a diagnosis in scleroderma?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
In some instances such patches are seen in association with the more classic type of scleroderma just defined.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The prognosis of the variety known as morphœa is less unfavorable than general scleroderma, and recovery more frequent.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
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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British Dictionary definitions for scleroderma

scleroderma

sclerodermia (ˌsklɪərəʊˈdɜːmɪə) or scleriasis (sklɪˈraɪəsɪs)

/ (ˌsklɪərəʊˈdɜːmə) /

noun

a chronic progressive disease most common among women, characterized by a local or diffuse thickening and hardening of the skin

Origin of scleroderma

C19: from New Latin sclerōdermus, from Greek, from sklēros hard + derma skin

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Scientific definitions for scleroderma

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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