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scleroma
[ skli-roh-muh ]
noun
, Pathology.
, plural scle·ro·mas, scle·ro·ma·ta [skli-, roh, -m, uh, -t, uh].
- a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
scleroma
/ sklɪəˈrəʊmə /
noun
- pathol any small area of abnormally hard tissue, esp in a mucous membrane
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scleroma1
C17: from New Latin, from Greek, from sklēroun to harden, from sklēros hard
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Example Sentences
Scleroma is rarely encountered in America.
From Project Gutenberg
Scleroma of the trachea is characterized by infiltration of the tracheal mucosa, which greatly narrows the lumen.
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