SCLEROSIS


Meaning of SCLEROSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sklə-ˈrō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English sclirosis tumor, from Medieval Latin, from Greek sklērōsis hardening, from sklēroun to harden, from sklēros

Date: 1846

1. : pathological hardening of tissue especially from overgrowth of fibrous tissue or increase in interstitial tissue ; also : a disease characterized by sclerosis

2. : an inability or reluctance to adapt or compromise

political sclerosis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.