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DERMATOSCLEROSIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does dermatosclerosis mean?

• DERMATOSCLEROSIS (noun)
The noun DERMATOSCLEROSIS has 1 sense:

1. an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin

Familiarity information: DERMATOSCLEROSIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DERMATOSCLEROSIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dermatosclerosis; scleroderma

Hypernyms ("dermatosclerosis" is a kind of...):

autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dermatosclerosis"):

morphea (localized scleroderma)

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