scleroderma

See also: Scleroderma

English

Etymology

From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- +‎ -derma.

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.

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