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scleroma

[ skli-roh-muh ]

noun

Pathology.
plural scleromas, scleromata
  1. a tumorlike hardening of tissue.

scleroma

/ ɪəˈəʊə /

noun

  1. pathol any small area of abnormally hard tissue, esp in a mucous membrane
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scleroma1

From the Greek word ḗrō, dating back to 1675–85. See scler-, -oma
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scleroma1

C17: from New Latin, from Greek, from ŧdzܲ to harden, from ŧDz hard
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Scleroma is rarely encountered in America.

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Scleroma of the trachea is characterized by infiltration of the tracheal mucosa, which greatly narrows the lumen.

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