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Noun: scleroderma  `skli(-u)-ru'dur-mu
  1. An autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
    - dermatosclerosis
Noun: Scleroderma
  1. Genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
    - genus Scleroderma

Derived forms: sclerodermas

Type of: autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, fungus genus

Part of: family Sclerodermataceae, Sclerodermataceae

Encyclopedia: Scleroderma Scleroderma, localized Scleroderma, systemic

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scleredema
sclerenchyma
sclerite
scleritis
scleroderma
Scleroderma aurantium
Scleroderma bovista
Scleroderma citrinum
Scleroderma flavidium
Sclerodermataceae
Sclerodermatales
sclerometer
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