SCLEROSIS


Meaning of SCLEROSIS in English

[scle.ro.sis] n [ME sclirosis tumor, fr. ML, fr. Gk sklerosis hardening, fr. skleroun to harden, fr. skleros] (1846): pathological hardening of tissue esp. from overgrowth of fibrous tissue or increase in interstitial tissue; also: a disease characterized by sclerosis

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