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sclerosis
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scle·ro·sis  (skl-rss)
n. pl. scle·ro·ses (-sz)
1.
a. A thickening or hardening of a body part, as of an artery, especially from excessive formation of fibrous interstitial tissue.
b. A disease characterized by this thickening or hardening.
2. Botany The hardening of cells by the formation of a secondary wall and the deposition of lignin.

[Middle English sclirosis, from Medieval Latin sclrsis, from Greek sklrsis, hardening, from sklroun, to harden; see scleroma.]

sclerosis [skleer-oh-siss, -seez]
Noun
pl -ses Pathol an abnormal hardening or thickening of body tissues, esp. of the nervous system or the inner wall of arteries [Greek sklērōsis a hardening]

sclerosis
a hardening of body tissues or other parts, as by an excessive growth of fibrous connective tissue. See also plantssclerotic, adj.
See also: Disease and Illness
a hardening of body tissues or other parts, as by an excessive growth of fibrous connective tissue. See also plants. — sclerotic, adj.
See also: Body, Human
the hardening of the cell wall of a plant, as by the formation of wood. See also body, human. — sclerotic, adj.
See also: Plants
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sclerosis - any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
disseminated multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, MS, multiple sclerosis - a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease - thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
arteriolosclerosis - sclerosis of the arterioles
osteosclerosis - abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
Translations

sclerosis [sklɪˈrəusɪs] nsclérose f
sclerosis [sklɪˈrəusɪs] nSklerose f
sclerosis [sklɪˈrəusɪs] nsclerosi f


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