sclerosis
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklerosis, “an induration”), from *σκληροῦν (skleroyn, “to harden, indurate”), from σκληρός (skleros, “hard”)
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- Rhymes: -əʊsɪs
[edit] Noun
sclerosis (plural scleroses)
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[edit] Translations
abnormal hardening of body tissues
[edit] External links
- sclerosis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sclerosis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
