scleroderma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.

scleroderma sclerodermas

From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma.

systemic sclerosis scleroderm

scleriasis

sclerodermal sclerodermatous sclerodermoid sclerodermous

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