Definition of scleroderma in English:
scleroderma
noun ˌsklɪərəˈdəːməˌsklɛrəˈdərmə
mass nounMedicine A chronic hardening and contraction of the skin and connective tissue, either locally or throughout the body.
Example sentencesExamples
- Rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis, and scleroderma are thought to be autoimmune diseases.
- She died on June 8, 2004, after a long and painful battle against scleroderma, a chronic disease of the immune system, connective tissue and blood vessels.
- People with this disorder have signs and symptoms of three diseases - lupus, scleroderma and polymyositis.
- Diseases as disparate as scleroderma, cystic fibrosis, kyphoscoliosis, sleep apnea, and sickle cell disease were found to have shared consequences in the pulmonary circulation.
- Avoid face-lifts if you have lupus or scleroderma - autoimmune diseases - which affect your face.
Definition of scleroderma in US English:
scleroderma
nounˌsklɛrəˈdərməˌsklerəˈdərmə
Medicine A chronic hardening and contraction of the skin and connective tissue, either locally or throughout the body.
Example sentencesExamples
- Rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis, and scleroderma are thought to be autoimmune diseases.
- Avoid face-lifts if you have lupus or scleroderma - autoimmune diseases - which affect your face.
- People with this disorder have signs and symptoms of three diseases - lupus, scleroderma and polymyositis.
- Diseases as disparate as scleroderma, cystic fibrosis, kyphoscoliosis, sleep apnea, and sickle cell disease were found to have shared consequences in the pulmonary circulation.
- She died on June 8, 2004, after a long and painful battle against scleroderma, a chronic disease of the immune system, connective tissue and blood vessels.