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scleroma

American  
[skli-roh-muh] / sklɪˈroʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

scleromas, scleromata

  1. a tumorlike hardening of tissue.

scleroma British  
/ sklɪəˈrəʊmə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of scleroma

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

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