Definitions of sclerosis [ɪˈroʊ sɪs]

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Definition of 'sclerosis'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sclerosis
a hardening of a body tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.

2. sclerosis
a hardening of a plant tissue or cell wall by thickening or becoming woody.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML < Gk sklērōsis hardening =

Definition of 'sclerosis'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sclerosis, induration
any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue

Definition of 'sclerosis'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) sclerosis
induration; hardening; especially, that form of induration produced in an organ by increase of its interstitial connective tissue

2. (noun) sclerosis
hardening of the cell wall by lignification

Definition of 'sclerosis'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. sclerosis
A pathological process consisting of hardening or fibrosis of an anatomical structure, often a vessel or a nerve.

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