sclerosis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *sclerosis*:
NOUN	state	sclerosis, induration	any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue

sclerosis > pronunciation
Sounds	sklerow'sahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *sclerosis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue.
Synonym	induration
Narrower	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease	thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord
	arteriolosclerosis	sclerosis of the arterioles
	arteriosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease	sclerosis of the arterial walls
	multiple sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis	A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
	osteosclerosis	Abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
Broader	pathology	Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition
Spanish	esclerosis
Catalan	esclerosi, induració
Adjectives	sclerotic, sclerosed	relating to or having sclerosis

HyperDic: sclerosis