DERMATOSCLEROSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

dermatosclerosis; scleroderma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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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