Sclerosis

Noun

 * 1)  The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

Derived terms

 * arteriosclerosis
 * atherosclerosis
 * sclerotic
 * multiple sclerosis
 * osteosclerosis

Related terms

 * sclera

Thesaurus
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Etymology
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Translations

 * French: sclérose
 * Norwegian: sklerose


 * Russian: склероз