Associations to the word «Scleroderma»

Wiktionary

SCLERODERMA, noun. (medicine) A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.

Dictionary definition

SCLERODERMA, noun. An autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin.
SCLERODERMA, noun. Genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles.

Wise words

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