| scleroderm | <marine biology> One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, as the cowfish and the trunkfish. <zoology> Hardened, or bony, integument of various animals. Origin: Gr. Hard + skin: cf. F. Scleroderme. (04 Mar 1998) |
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| scleroderma | <dermatology> Hardening of skin. (04 Mar 1998) |
| scleroderma, circumscribed | A chronic, localised hardening and thickening of the skin. Lesions may be categorised as morphea (guttate, profunda, pansclerotic) or linear (with or without melorheostosis or hemiatrophy). It is twice as common in women as in men. The condition is characterised by skin ischemia, lymphocytic infiltrates, swollen collagen bundles, and thickening of the dermis with reduction of subcutaneous fat. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scleroderma, systemic | A chronic, progressive dermatosis characterised by boardlike hardening and immobility of the affected skin, with visceral involvement, especially of lungs, oesophagus, kidneys and heart. It may be accompanied by calcinosis, raynaud's phenomenon, and telangiectasis (crest syndrome). It includes acrosclerosis and sclerodactyly. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sclerodermata | <zoology> The stony corals; the Madreporaria. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sclerodermatitis | Inflammation and thickening of the skin. Origin: sklero-+ G. Derma, skin + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerodermatous | Marked by, or resembling, scleroderma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerodermite | <zoology> The hard integument of Crustacea. Synonym: sclerenchyma. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sclerodermous | <zoology> Having the integument, or skin, hard, or covered with hard plates. Of or pertaining to the Sclerodermata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |