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sclerosis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | induration |
| Type of | pathology |
| Has types | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, arterial sclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, coronary-artery disease, disseminated multiple sclerosis, als, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries, lou gehrig's disease, ms, multiple sclerosis, osteosclerosis, disseminated sclerosis |
| Derivation | sclerotic |
Examples of sclerosis
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Mortale was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis six years ago.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
Doctors already routinely use CSF to diagnose infections and multiple sclerosis.
From the latimes.com
Oliver has dedicated his life to caring for Phyllis, who has multiple sclerosis.
From the heraldtribune.com
Back then, multiple sclerosis was considered untreatable and impossible to cure.
From the denverpost.com
Collins did die before her, after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 41.
From the delawareonline.com
Her legs were weak and she suffered from foot drop caused by multiple sclerosis.
From the us.cnn.com
Age-adjusted recurrence risks for relatives of patients with multiple sclerosis.
From the nature.com
Doctors and multiple sclerosis patients are cautiously optimistic about Sativex.
From the dailyherald.com
Each year, about 10,000 people nationwide are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
From the stltoday.com
- Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
- (sclerotic) relating to or having sclerosis; hardened; "a sclerotic patient"
- In medicine, sclerosis refers to the stiffening of a structure, usually caused by a replacement of the normal organ-specific tissue with connective tissue.
- (Sclerotic) A term referring to hardened tissue such as MS plaques in the brain. This hardness or sclerosis is caused by scarring.
- A hardening of tissue (e.g., liver, artery walls), due to cumulative damage, mineral deposition or other causes.
- A thickening of bone which occurs under various circumstances. Examples are after bone infection or around the margins of an osteoarthritic joint.
- Scar; used to describe the many lesions or scars in the brain and spinal cord that characterize multiple sclerosis
- Shorthand for osteosclerosis, an abnormal hardening or increased density of bone. [See: Fluoride & Osteosclerosis ]
- An abnormal condition in which tissue has become hard, produced by overgrowth of fibrous tissue (scars). The term "multiple sclerosis" refers to multiple scars in the brain.
