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scleroma

[ skli-roh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.
, plural scle·ro·mas, scle·ro·ma·ta [skli-, roh, -m, uh, -t, uh].
  1. a tumorlike hardening of tissue.


scleroma

/ sklɪəˈrəʊmə /

noun

  1. pathol any small area of abnormally hard tissue, esp in a mucous membrane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scleroma1

From the Greek word sklḗrōma, dating back to 1675–85. See scler-, -oma
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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.

Scleroma of the trachea is characterized by infiltration of the tracheal mucosa, which greatly narrows the lumen.

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