scleroderma

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Meaning

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

Similar words

genus scleroderma scleroderm sclerodermia scleredema scleroedema sclerema scleroma scleroatrophy scleromalacia scleriasis

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Word family

sclerodermas sclerodermata