sclerosis, n.
(scleroses)
(scleroses)
any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
<noun.state>
induration sclerosis
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
multiple sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease
arteriolosclerosis
arteriosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease
osteosclerosis
hypernym