"scleromalacia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scleromalacias [plural]
Etymology: sclero- + malacia Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sclero-|malacia}} sclero- + malacia Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} scleromalacia (usually uncountable, plural scleromalacias)
  1. (medicine) Degenerative thinning of the sclera. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-scleromalacia-en-noun-yhFytlYG Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine) A very rare ophthalmic manifestation seen in rheumatoid arthritis. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-scleromalacia-en-noun-NHL~-aGX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sclero- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sclero-: 32 68 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scleromalacia perforans

Inflected forms

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