scleroderma
Plural: sclerodermas
Noun
- an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
- genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
- A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
Origin / Etymology
From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma.
Synonyms
dermatosclerosis, genus Scleroderma, scleroderm, systemic sclerosis
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