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scle·ro·ma

(sklə-rō′mə)

n. pl. scle·ro·mas or scle·ro·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

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

[New Latin, from Greek sklērōma, hardening, from sklēroun, to harden, from sklēros, hard.]

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scleroma

(sklɪəˈrəʊmə)

n, pl -mata (-mətə) or -mas

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

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

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scle•ro•ma

(sklɪˈroʊ mə)

n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə)

a tumorlike hardening of tissue.

[1675–85; < Greek sklḗrōma. See sclerosis, -oma]

Translations

scle·ro·ma

n. escleroma, área endurecida y circunscrita de tejido granuloso en la piel o en la membrana mucosa.

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