sclerosis

(sklə-rō'sĭs)
n., pl., -ses (-sēz).

1. 1. A thickening or hardening of a body part, as of an artery, especially from excessive formation of fibrous interstitial tissue.
   2. A disease characterized by this thickening or hardening.
2. Botany. The hardening of cells by the formation of a secondary wall and the deposition of lignin.

[Middle English sclirosis, from Medieval Latin sclīrōsis, from Greek sklērōsis, hardening, from sklēroun, to harden. See scleroma.]

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Hardening of organs or tissues, usually due to excessive production of connective tissue after inflammation. See also arteriosclerosis.

The hardening of cells by the formation of a secondary wall and the deposit of lignin; woodiness. Also called sclerification.

hardening of a tissue as a sequel to inflammation; especially an increase of connective tissue in the nervous system. See also arteriosclerosis.
—sclerotic adj.

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An induration or hardening, especially hardening of a part from inflammation and in disease of the interstitial substance. The term is used chiefly for such a hardening of the intestine in the dog, hardening of the nervous system due to hyperplasia of the connective tissue or for hardening of the blood vessels.

• arteriolar s. — arteriolosclerosis.
• nuclear s. — increased density of the lens causing a gray-blue haze; seen as a normal feature of aging in dogs. This is often mistaken as cataract formation, but seldom is a cause of blindness.

(sklerō′sis)
n

Hardening. As applied to the jaws, sclerosis usually indicates an increased calcification centrally, with radiopacity. Tracts of increased density in the dentin are referred to as areas of dentinal sclerosis. Sclerosis occurs beneath caries and with abrasion, attrition, and erosion.

For a list of words related to sclerosis, see:

• Afflictions and Conditions - sclerosis: hardening of tissue after inflammation due to scarring, esp. in spinal cord or brain, causing progressive paralysis

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sklerose, forkalkning

Nederlands (Dutch)
weefselverharding, sclerose, verkalking

Français (French)
n. - (Méd, fig) sclérose

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sklerose, Verhärtung von Gewebe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) σκλήρυνση, (αρτηριο)σκλήρωση

Italiano (Italian)
sclerosi, sclerosi multipla

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esclerose (f) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
склероз

Español (Spanish)
n. - esclerosis

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skleros

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
硬化症, 硬结, 硬化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 硬化症, 硬結, 硬化

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경화증, 경변, 세포벽의 경화

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 硬化

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تصلب ألانسجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טרשת‬

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