sclerosis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “an induration”), from *σκληροῦν (sklēroûn, “to harden, indurate”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sklɪˈɹəʊsɪs/
  • Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

sclerosis (plural scleroses)

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

Derived terms

Translations

abnormal hardening of body tissues

Further reading

  • sclerosis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • sclerosis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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