sclerema

[ skli-ree-muh ]
/ sklɪˈri mə /

noun Pathology.

sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.

Origin of sclerema

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

Words nearby sclerema

sclerectoiridodialysis, sclerectomy, scleredema, scleredema adultorum, sclereid, sclerema, sclerema neonatorum, sclerenchyma, scleriritomy, sclerite, scleritis

Medical definitions for sclerema

sclerema
[ sklə-rē′mə ]

n.

Induration of the subcutaneous fat.
Sclerema neonatorum.