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Definition of Scleroma
1. n. Induration of the tissues. See Sclerema, Scleroderma, and Sclerosis.
Definition of Scleroma
1. a hardened patch of cellular tissue [n -MAS or -MATA]
Medical Definition of Scleroma
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scleroma
Literary usage of Scleroma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"IT is always of interest to record the phenomena of an unusual affection, and
the study of scleroma of the larynx becomes the more interesting, ..."
2. The Diseases of the Nose, Mouth, Pharynx and Larynx: A Textbook for Students by Alfred Bruck (1910)
"With regard to the occurrence of the disease and the role the scleroma bacillus
... scleroma begins most commonly below the vocal cords as an inflammatory ..."
3. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Children by Alfred Vogel (1873)
"scleroma, by some also called oedema neonatorum, or oedema com- pactum, consists
in an induration of some parts of the cutis, which, in this manner, ..."
4. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin by John Vietch Shoemaker (1909)
"If the stage of atrophy has begun, the normal condition of the surface will not
return. scleroma NEONATORUM. ... infantile—scleroma of the new-born. ..."
5. A Text-book of Diseases of the Nose and Throat by David Braden Kyle (1907)
"No treatment is productive of beneficial results unless there is removal of the
tissue, which is not advisable, as it leaves scar- formation. scleroma OF ..."
6. Atlas and Epitome of Diseases of the Mouth, Pharynx, and Nose by Ludwig Grünwald (1903)
"The treatment consists solely in relief of the symptoms. scleroma. scleroma
constitutes a specific disease of the upper air- passages—so much so that until ..."