SCLERODERMA
\sklˈɛɹə͡ʊdəmə], \sklˈɛɹəʊdəmə], \s_k_l_ˈɛ_ɹ_əʊ_d_ə_m_ə]\
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an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
By Princeton University
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an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.: scleriasis, hidebound disease. Generally called diffuse symmetrical s. An affection in which large symmetrical areas of skin become diffusely indurated and stiff, it may be without other changes. The tissues are usually involved also. There are two forms of s.; the infiltrated and the edematous and atrophic. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
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