Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scleroderma"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scleroderma \Scler`o*der"ma\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and
hardness of the skin.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scleroderma
n 1: an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and
connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is
deposited in the skin [syn: {dermatosclerosis}]
2: genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting
bodies: false truffles [syn: {Scleroderma}, {genus
Scleroderma}]
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