scleroma

[ skli-roh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural scle·ro·mas, scle·ro·ma·ta [skli-, roh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a tumorlike hardening of tissue.

scleroma

/ sklɪəˈrəʊmə /

noun

1. pathol any small area of abnormally hard tissue, esp in a mucous membrane

Word History and Origins

Origin of scleroma¹

From the Greek word sklḗrōma, dating back to 1675–85. See scler-, -oma

Word History and Origins

Origin of scleroma¹

C17: from New Latin, from Greek, from sklēroun to harden, from sklēros hard