Crossword-Solution: SCLERODERMA
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Scleroderma | n. | A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and hardness of the skin. |
We have 3 clues for the answer “SCLERODERMA”
| Clue | Answers |
|---|---|
| HARD skin | 1 answer |
| a disease marked by hardening of skin | 1 answer |
| systemic sclerosis | 1 answer |
✏️ Suggest another clue
Know another question for crossword solution "SCLERODERMA"? Please add your clue to the biggest crossword databank now!
Length times width e.g.
?
A
?
R
?
E
?
A
Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
AEAR
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
23 +1
New Suggestion for "SCLERODERMA"
Related word tools
Sentences with SCLERODERMA (5)
Such epidermic anomalies as ichthyosis, scleroderma, and molluscum simplex, sometimes appearing shortly after birth, but generally seen later in life, will be spoken of in the chapter on Anomalous Skin Diseases.
Diffuse symmetric scleroderma, or hide-bound disease, is quite rare, and presents itself in two phases: that of infiltration (more properly called hypertrophy) and atrophy, caused by shrinkage.
The atrophic type of scleroderma is preceded by an edema, and from pressure-atrophy of the fat and muscles the skin of the face is strained over the bones; the lips are shortened, the gums shrink from the teeth and lead to caries, and the nostrils are compressed.
Although regarded by many as a disease distinct from scleroderma, morphea is best described as a circumscribed scleroderma, and presents itself in two clinical aspects: patches and bands, the patches being the more common.
Scleroderma neonatorum is an induration of the skin, congenital and occurring soon after birth, and is invariably fatal.