scleroderma

See also: Scleroderma

English

Etymology

From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- +‎ -derma.

Noun

scleroderma (countable and uncountable, plural sclerodermas)

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

Synonyms

• systemic sclerosis
• scleroderm

Derived terms

• sclerodermal
• sclerodermatous
• sclerodermoid
• sclerodermous

Related terms

• scleriasis

Translations

disease

• Finnish: skleroderma (fi)
• Italian: sclerodermia f
• Polish: twardzina f
• Spanish: esclerodermia (es) f