SCLEREMA

Noun

sclerema (plural scleremas or scleremata)

(medicine) induration of the cellular tissue

Source: Wiktionary


Scle*re"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Induration of the cellular tissue. Sclerema of adults. See Scleroderma.

– Sclerema neonatorum ( Etym: [NL., of the newborn], an affection characterized by a peculiar hardening and rigidity of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues in the newly born. It is usually fatal. Called also skinbound disease.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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