Definition of Sclerosis

1. Noun. Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue.

Exact synonyms: Induration
Specialized synonyms: Disseminated Multiple Sclerosis, Disseminated Sclerosis, Ms, Multiple Sclerosis, Als, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Arteriolosclerosis, Arterial Sclerosis, Arteriosclerosis, Coronary-artery Disease, Hardening Of The Arteries, Induration Of The Arteries, Osteosclerosis
Generic synonyms: Pathology
Derivative terms: Indurate, Indurate, Sclerotic

Definition of Sclerosis

1. n. Induration; hardening; especially, that form of induration produced in an organ by increase of its interstitial connective tissue.

Definition of Sclerosis

1. Noun. (pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sclerosis

1. [n -ROSES]

Medical Definition of Sclerosis

1. A induration or hardening, especially hardening of a part from inflammation and in diseases of the interstitial substance. The term is used chiefly for such a hardening of the nervous system due to hyperplasia of the connective tissue or to designate hardening of the blood vessels. Origin: Gr. Sklerosis = hardness This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sclerosis

sclerose
sclerosed
scleroses
sclerosing
sclerosing adenosis
sclerosing agent
sclerosing haemangioma
sclerosing inflammation
sclerosing keratitis
sclerosing leukoencephalitis
sclerosing mastoiditis
sclerosing of varicose veins
sclerosing osteitis
sclerosing solutions
sclerosing therapy
sclerosis (current term)
sclerosis corii
sclerosis cutanea
sclerosis of white matter
scleroskeleton
sclerostenosis
sclerostomy
sclerotherapeutic
sclerotherapies
sclerotherapist
sclerotherapists
sclerotherapy
sclerothrix
sclerotia
sclerotial

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