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scleroderma

noun

  1. type of autoimmune disease
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma.

  1. A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
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