SCLEREMA
\sklˈɛɹəmə], \sklˈɛɹəmə], \s_k_l_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_m_ə]\
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[Greek] Scleroderma; also called S. adultorum. S. neonatorum, a disease attacking infants, in which the skin is cold, hard, rigid, and oedematous, and there is great depression of the pulse and respiration. It is usually fatal. Treatment: feeding through stomach-tube; maintenance of body-temperature.
By Alexander Duane
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