sclerose

See also: sclérosé and sclérose

English

Etymology

Back-formation from sclerosed (adj), which was back-formed from sclerosis. Compare also diagnose (verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skləˈɹəʊs/
• Rhymes: -əʊs

Verb

sclerose (third-person singular simple present scleroses, present participle sclerosing, simple past and past participle sclerosed)

1. To harden.
2. (intransitive, pathology) To undergo sclerosis.

Anagrams

• coreless, recloses

Danish

Noun

sclerose

1. (intransitive, pathology) sclerosis.
   • 2016, Kenneth Oppel, Når først man har sagt ja, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

     En af min onkels venner har lige fået at vide at han har sclerose.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2009, Inger Thormann, De voksne børn, Hans Reitzels Forlag, →ISBN, page 212:

     Når mor eller far har sclerose.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2003, Bogmarkedet:

     Når mor eller far har sclerose

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: scle‧ro‧se

Noun

sclerose f (plural sclerosen)

1. (pathology) sclerosis

Related terms

• amyotrofische laterale sclerose
• multiple sclerose

Italian

Adjective

sclerose

1. feminine plural of scleroso

Anagrams

• scelsero