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DERMATOSCLEROSIS
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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
Sense 1
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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