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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scle•ro•sis /sklɪˈroʊsɪs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable; used with a singular verb]- Pathologya disease in which there is an abnormal hardening of body tissue:multiple sclerosis.
scle•rot•ic /sklɪˈrɑtɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scle•ro•sis (skli rō′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).USA pronunciation - Pathologya hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- Botanya hardening of a tissue or cell wall by thickening or lignification.
- Greek sklé̄rōsis hardening. See scler-, -osis
- Medieval Latin
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sclerosis /sklɪəˈrəʊsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -siːz/)- a hardening or thickening of organs, tissues, or vessels from chronic inflammation, abnormal growth of fibrous tissue, or degeneration of the myelin sheath of nerve fibres, or (esp on the inner walls of arteries) deposition of fatty plaques
- the hardening of a plant cell wall or tissue by the deposition of lignin
Etymology: 14th Century: via Medieval Latin from Greek sklērōsis a hardening |