sclerosis
The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an arteryThe abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
» Tom has multiple sclerosis.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
Sklerose
склеро́зskleróz
(countable, uncountable)Inability to create change or excessive resistance to change.
- any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
Examples
8 sentencesTom has multiple sclerosis.
Tom suffers from multiple sclerosis.
ruТом страдает рассеянным склерозом. — marafon
deTom leidet an Multipler Sklerose. — wolfgangth
Dr. Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis while at Oxford.
Доктору Хокінгу поставили діагноз бічний аміотрофічний склероз, коли він навчався в Оксфорді. — deniko
deWährend seiner Zeit in Oxford wurde bei Dr. Hawking amyotrophe Lateralsklerose diagnostiziert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He has multiple sclerosis.
ruУ него рассеянный склероз. — marafon
She has multiple sclerosis.
ruУ неё рассеянный склероз. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”)From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -osis.
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Forms
plural: sclerosesSynonyms
3 synonyms- any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue:induration
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable