See Also: sclerosis(dictionary)
Sclerosis(health)
Sclerosis(medicine)
sclerosis(dictionary)
multiple sclerosis(dictionary)
sclerosis, multiple(medicine)
posterior sclerosis(medicine)
physiologic sclerosis(medicine)
ovulational sclerosis(medicine)
nuclear sclerosis(medicine)

sclerosis (iou)



sclerosis noun. . LME.
[mod. Latin, from Greek sklerosis, from skleroun harden: see -OSIS.]
Medicine. Orig., a hard external tumour. Now, a hardening of any tissue or structure, esp. of the circulatory or nervous system, freq. caused by diffuse scarring after inflammation. LME.
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, etc.
Botany. Hardening of cell walls by thickening or lignificaton. L19.
fig. Rigidity, excessive resistance to change. M20.