Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pathological thickening and hardening of the skin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
sclerodermia . - noun Same as
- noun A genus of gasteromycetous fungi having the peridium simple and coriaceous, rupturing irregularly and the gleba divided by irregular partitions. S. verrucosum is a common and widely distributed species occurring in grassy places.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and hardness of the skin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A
chronic disease characterized by excessive deposits ofcollagen in the skin or other organs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
- noun genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
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Examples
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There, the bleeding was finally stopped; but the doctors discovered that she had developed a skin disease called scleroderma.
Wild Swans Jung Chang 1991
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There, the bleeding was finally stopped; but the doctors discovered that she had developed a skin disease called scleroderma.
Wild Swans Jung Chang 1991
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is characterized by the formation of fibrosis, ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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The condition called scleroderma affects your hands and feet.
RNews - TOP STORIES 2009
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The condition called scleroderma affects your hands and feet.
RNews - TOP STORIES 2009
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The condition called scleroderma affects your hands and feet.
RNews - TOP STORIES 2009
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The condition called scleroderma affects your hands and feet.
RNews - TOP STORIES 2009
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The condition called scleroderma affects your hands and feet.
RNews - TOP STORIES 2009
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The condition called scleroderma affects your hands and feet.
RNews - TOP STORIES 2009
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The condition called scleroderma affects your hands and feet.
RNews - TOP STORIES 2009
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