scleroderma
scleroderma · sclerodermas
A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other…A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
US/sklˌɪɹədˈɝmə/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma.
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Forms
plural: sclerodermas| Singular | scleroderma |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles:genus Scleroderma
- an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin:dermatosclerosis
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable