scleroma

[ skli-roh-muh ]
/ sklɪˈroʊ mə /

noun, plural scle·ro·mas, scle·ro·ma·ta [skli-roh-muh-tuh] /sklɪˈroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a tumorlike hardening of tissue.

Origin of scleroma

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

Words nearby scleroma

sclerogenous, scleroid, scleroiritis, sclerokeratitis, sclerokeratoiritis, scleroma, scleromalacia, scleromere, sclerometer, scleromyxedema, scleronychia

British Dictionary definitions for scleroma

scleroma
/ (sklɪəˈrəʊmə) /

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

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

Word Origin for scleroma

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

Medical definitions for scleroma

scleroma
[ sklə-rō′mə ]

n. pl. scle•ro•mas

An indurated patch of body tissue especially in the upper respiratory tract.