| sclerostenosis | Induration and contraction of the tissues. Origin: sclero-+ G. Stenosis, a narrowing (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Sclerostoma | A former generic name for strongyle (hookworm) nematodes and for trichostrongyle worms of horses; now replaced by other genera but still used as a collective term for this group. Species include Sclerostoma duodenale (Ancylostoma duodenale) and Sclerostoma syngamus (Syngamus trachea) [sclero-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerostomy | Surgical formation of an external opening in the sclera, primarily in the treatment of glaucoma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sclerotherapy | A procedure which involves the injection of a sclerosing agent (causes scarring) into varicose veins in the extremities. Sclerotherapy may also be performed in the oesophagus, using UGI endoscopy, in the treatment of oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. (27 Sep 1997) |
| sclerothrix | Induration and brittleness of the hair. Synonym: sclerotrichia. Origin: sclero-+ G. Thrix, hair (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotic | 1. Hard; firm; indurated; applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. 2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical. 3. (Med) Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed. <botany> Sclerotic parenchyma, sclerenchyma. By some writers a distinction is made, sclerotic parenchyma being applied to tissue composed of cells with the walls hardened but not thickened, and sclerenchyma to tissue composed of cells with the walls both hardened and thickened. Origin: Gr. Hard: cf. F. Sclerotique. <anatomy> The sclerotic coat of the eye. Origin: Cf. F. Sclerotique. <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sclerotic bodies | Vegetative rounded muriform cells of dematiaceous fungi, characteristic of the causal agents of chromoblastomycosis in tissue. Synonym: copper pennies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotic bone metastases | <radiology> Prostate, bladder, rectum, breast (occasionally), bronchus, carcinoid tumours, Hodgkin disease, stomach see: ivory vertebral body (12 Dec 1998) |
| sclerotic cemental mass | Benign fibro-osseous jaw lesions of unknown aetiology, occurring predominantly in middle-aged black females, which present as large painless radiopaque masses usually involving several quadrants of the jaw. Synonym: florid osseous dysplasia, cemental dysplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotic coat | <anatomy> The tough white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five sixths of its surface and continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the optic nerve. Origin: L., Gr. Skleros = hard (18 Nov 1997) |
| sclerotic dentin | Dentin characterised by calcification of the dentinal tubules as a result of injury or normal aging. Synonym: transparent dentin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotic gastritis | A fibrous thickening of the walls of the stomach with diminution in the capacity of the organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotic kidney | A kidney in which fairly uniform, diffusely and evenly situated foci of scarring of the interstitial tissue of the cortex (and sometimes scarring of glomeruli), and the associated slight degree of bulging of groups of dilated tubules, leads to the development of a minutely bosselated surface; such kidney's are seen in arteriolar nephrosclerosis or chronic glomerulonephritis. Synonym: sclerotic kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotic stomach | leather-bottle stomach |
| sclerotic teeth | Teeth that are naturally hard and resistant to caries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotome |
The somites split into three segments, the most medial of which is the sclerotome. This mesoderm is fated to become vertebral structures.
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| sclerodermatous |
Resembling or marked by scleroderma, a thickening of the skin.
출처: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-s.htm
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| scleroderma |
an autoimmune disease of connective tissue, characterized by the formation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the skin and organs of the body leading to thickness and firmness of involved areas; systemic sclerosis
출처: www.lovingscents.com/Glossary.htm
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| scleroderma |
Dermatosclerosis; hide-bound or skinbound disease; thickening of the skin caused by swelling and thickening of fibrous tissue, with eventual atrophy of the epidermis (skin layer); a manifestation of progressive systemic sclerosis.
출처: www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/implants/medical/...
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| scleroderma |
(noun) a usually slowly progressive disease marked by the deposition of fibrous connective tissue in the skin and often in internal organs
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