English dictionary

sclerosis

/skl/I/'r/oU/s/I/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue

noun.state

Synonyms induration

Source: WordNet 3.0
Induration; hardening; especially, that form of induration produced in an organ by increase of its interstitial connective tissue.

noun

Source: webster1913