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sclerosis
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sclerosis
induration noun any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sclerosis
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sclerosis
(sklә-ro´sis) an induration or hardening, especially of a part from inflammation, or in disease of the interstitial substance. The term is used chiefly for such a hardening of the nervous system due to hyperplasia of the connective tissue or for hardening of the blood vessels. Called also ind... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Sclerosis
• (n.) Hardening of the cell wall by lignification. • (n.) Induration; hardening; especially, that form of induration produced in an organ by increase of its interstitial connective tissue. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sclerosis/
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sclerosis
(Gr. sklrosis hardness) a induration, or hardening; especially hardening of a part from inflammation and in diseases of the interstitial substance. The term is used chiefly for such a hardening of the nervous system due to hyperplasia of the connective tissue or to designate hardening of the blood v... Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio79.html
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sclerosis
A degenerative hardening of tissue, usually due to scarring, following inflammation or as a result of ageing. Sclerosis can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing neurological symptoms, or the walls of the arteries. See also multiple sclerosis. Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/sclerosis.html
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sclerosis
Type: Term Pronunciation: sklē-rō′sis, -sēz Definitions: 1. In neuropathy, induration of nervous and other structures by a hyperplasia of the interstitial fibrous or glial connective tissue. Synonyms: induration2 Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=80225
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sclerosis
Any abnormal hardening of body tissues, especially the nervous system or walls of the arteries. See multiple sclerosis and atherosclerosis Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0009474.html
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Sclerosis
[medicine] In medicine, sclerosis (also spelled sclerosus in the names of a few disorders) refers to the stiffening of a structure, usually caused by a replacement of the normal organ-specific tissue with connective tissue. Types include: ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerosis_(medicine)
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sclerosis
1) Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue 2) Induration 3) Pathology Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/sclerosis/1
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