"scleroderma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sclerodermas [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|sclēroderma}} New Latin sclēroderma, {{der|en|grc|σκληρός||hard}} Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”), {{surf|en|sclero-|-derma}} By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scleroderma (countable and uncountable, plural sclerodermas)
  1. (medicine) A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen. Wikipedia link: scleroderma Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: systemic sclerosis, scleroderm Derived forms: sclerodermal, sclerodermatous, sclerodermoid, sclerodermous Related terms: scleriasis Translations (disease): skleroderma (Finnish), sclerodermia [feminine] (Italian), twardzina [feminine] (Polish), esclerodermia [feminine] (Spanish)

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