sclerose

Definitions of sclerose
  1. noun
    any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
    synonyms: induratie
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    types:
    M.S., MS, multiple sclerose
    a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
    aderverkalking, arteriosclerose, slagaderverkalking, vaatverkalking
    sclerosis of the arterial walls
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