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scleroderma en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.

Forms

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Deriveds

sclerodermoid · sclerodermal · sclerodermous · sclerodermatous

Relateds

scleriasis · scleroma

Synonyms

systemic sclerosis · scleroderm

Translations (4)

es esclerodermia (disease) · fi skleroderma (disease) · it sclerodermia (disease) · pl twardzina (disease)