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Definition of Scleredema
1. Noun. A skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face.
Medical Definition of Scleredema
1. Hard nonpitting oedema of the skin of the dorsal aspect of the upper body and extremities, giving a waxy appearance and no sharp demarcation; seen in diabetics and in scleredema adultorum. Origin: scler-+ G. Oidema, a swelling (oedema) (05 Mar 2000)