scleroderma – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
scleroderma
n.
disease characterized by hardening of the skin and connective tissue (Medicine)
Scleroderma
Scleroderma, also known as
systemic sclerosis, is a chronic
systemic autoimmune disease characterised by hardening (
sclero) of the skin (
derma). In the more severe form, it also affects internal organs.
Scleroderma
Noun
1. genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
(synonym) genus Scleroderma
(hypernym) fungus genus
(member-holonym) Sclerodermataceae, family Sclerodermataceae
(member-meronym) earthball, false truffle, puffball, hard-skinned puffball
scleroderma
Noun
1. an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
(synonym) dermatosclerosis
(hypernym) autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
(hyponym) morphea
Scleroderma (das)
n.
scleroderma, disease characterized by hardening of the skin and connective tissue (Medicine)
Scleroderma
(n.)
A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and hardness of the skin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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