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