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noun
A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Scleroderma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fungus genus
noun
an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dermatosclerosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
Narrower terms: morphea
History
From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
