Dictionary

sclerosis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• audio Wisconsin
• /skləˈɹoʊ.sɪs/ (Canada, General-American)
• /skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /skləˈɹəʉ.sɪs/ (Australia)
• /skləˈɹɐʉ.səs/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -osis.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
   • The “Euphoria” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. 2025 April 10, Dan Heching, “Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with ALS”, in CNN:
2. (countable, uncountable) Inability to create change or excessive resistance to change.
   • Suppressing dissent dooms the society to sclerosis, decline and collapse. 2019 December 6, Charles Hugh Smith, Suppressing Dissent Guarantees Disorder and Collapse:

Forms

Deriveds

multiple cerebral sclerosis · fibrosclerosis · Eurosclerosis · glomerulosclerosis · pachyosteosclerosis · cerebrosclerosis · dermatosclerosis · angiosclerosis · nephrosclerosis · craniosclerosis · sclerosed · phlebosclerosis · otosclerosis · pseudosclerosis · atherosclerosis · nephroangiosclerosis · tuberous sclerosis · encephalosclerosis · multiple sclerosis · amyotrophic lateral sclerosis · lateral sclerosis · cardiosclerosis · adenosclerosis · arteriosclerosis · myelosclerosis · pansclerosis · myosclerosis · lipodermatosclerosis · osteosclerosis · spongiosclerosis · disseminated sclerosis · arthrosclerosis · acrosclerosis · sclerotic · systemic sclerosis

Relateds

sclerosant · scleroderma · sclera · sclerose · sclerotherapy · sclerotic

Synonyms

induration · fibrosis · hardening

Translations (41)

pt esclerose (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · da sclerose (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · es esclerosis (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · da sklerose (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · ca esclerosi (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · is sigg (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · hy կարծրախտ (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · lv skleroze (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · pl stwardnienie (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · nb sklerose (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · ro scleroză (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · pl skleroza (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · et skleroos (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · ko 경화 (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · tr skleroz (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · bg склероза (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · ru склеро́з (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · ko 경화증 (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · et kõvastus (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · lb Skleros (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · sv skleros (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · fi kovettuminen (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · nn sklerose (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · ar تَصَلُّب (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · gl esclerose (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · de Sklerose (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · cs skleróza (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · fr sclérose (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · oc escleròsi (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · lt sklerozė (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · sk skleróza (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · ka სკლეროზი (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · it sclerosi (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · is hersli (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · cs kornatění (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · hu elmeszesedés (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · hu szklerózis (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · sk skostnatenie (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · nl sclerose (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · la sclērōsis (abnormal hardening of body tissues) · cmn 硬化症 (abnormal hardening of body tissues)