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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sclerosis (countable and uncountable, plural scleroses)
- (pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
- Inability to create change or excessive resistance to change.
Derived terms[edit]
- adenosclerosis
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- arteriosclerosis
- atherosclerosis
- cardiosclerosis
- disseminated sclerosis
- Eurosclerosis
- fibrosclerosis
- glomerulosclerosis
- lateral sclerosis
- lipodermatosclerosis
- multiple cerebral sclerosis
- multiple sclerosis
- myosclerosis
- nephroangiosclerosis
- nephrosclerosis
- osteosclerosis
- otosclerosis
- pseudosclerosis
- sclerotic
- tuberous sclerosis
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
abnormal hardening of body tissues
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Further reading[edit]
- “sclerosis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “sclerosis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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