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sclerema

[ skli-ree-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerema1

First recorded in 1855–60; scler- + (ed)ema
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Example Sentences

Sclerema neonatorum is a disease of infancy, showing itself usually at or shortly after birth, and is characterized by a diffuse stiffness and rigidity of the integument, accompanied by coldness, œdema, discoloration, lividity and general circulatory disturbance.

Describe the symptoms, course, nature and treatment of sclerema neonatorum.

Gerard reports recovery from a case of sclerema neonatorum in an infant five weeks old, which seemed in perfect health but for this skin-affection.

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