scleroderma | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine,immunology) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin | |
Synonyms: | dermatosclerosis | |
Related terms: | autoimmune_disease morphea | |
2. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles | |
Synonyms: | genus_Scleroderma | |
Related terms: | fungus_genus Sclerodermataceae Scleroderma_citrinum Scleroderma_flavidium Scleroderma_bovista earthball | |
Similar spelling: |
sclerodema scleredema sclerometer sclerosed sclerotomy Sclerotium sclerotinia Scleroparei sclerite sclerotic sclerosis Schuyler Schuller Schueler Schooler schiller Scheller Scheeler Schaller |