RHINOSCLEROMA

Etymology

Noun

rhinoscleroma (plural rhinoscleromas or rhinoscleromata)

(medicine) A rare skin disease with very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, especially the lips, palate, and throat.

Source: Wiktionary


Rhi`no*scle*ro"ma, n. Etym: [Rhino- + scleroma.] (Med.)

Definition: A rare disease of the skin, characterized by the development of very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat. J. V. Shoemaker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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