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单词 sclerosis
释义 scle·ro·sis
\sklə̇ˈrōsə̇s\ noun
(plural sclero·ses \-ōˌsēz\)
Etymology: Middle English sclirosis, from Medieval Latin, from Greek sklērōsis, from sklēroun to harden (from sklēros hard) + -sis — more at skeleton
1.
 a. : pathological hardening of tissue produced by overgrowth of fibrous tissue and other changes (as in arteriosclerosis) or by increase in interstitial tissue and other changes (as in multiple sclerosis)
 b. : any of various diseases characterized by sclerosis — usually used in combination; see arteriosclerosis, multiple sclerosis
2. : hardening of plant cell walls by thickening or by deposition of lignin
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