sclerosis
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sclerosis
- /skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/ UK
- /skləˈɹoʊ.sɪs/ Canada, US
- /skləˈɹəʉ.sɪs/ Australia
- /skləˈɹɐʉ.səs/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -əʊsɪs
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -osis.
noun scleroses
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The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
The “Euphoria” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Similar: hardening, fibrosis, induration
- Inability to create change or excessive resistance to change. Suppressing dissent dooms the society to sclerosis, decline and collapse.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: induration, cirrhosis, plaque, plate, multiple, hardening, multiplex, plaques, plates, fibrosis, ossification, calcification, petrification, inflexibility, callosity, rigidity
Translations
Talk about this word "sclerosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sclerosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sclerosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sclerosis "sclerosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sclerosis.Cite this
@misc{sclerosis_2026,
title = {sclerosis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sclerosis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
