scleroderma
1 synonym for scleroderma, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A long-term autoimmune illness in which the skin and sometimes other organs become hard because too much collagen builds up.
Synonyms
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dermatosclerosis
Etymology
Traced to New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, "hard") plus δέρμα (dérma, "skin, hide"). On the surface, it can be analysed as sclero- + -derma.
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