Pathologic Function
sclerosis Audio
scle·ro·sis [ skli-roh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Pathologic Processes
Definitions related to sclerosis:
  • A pathological hardening or thickening of tissue, especially that of the interstitial substance.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A pathological process consisting of hardening or fibrosis of an anatomical structure, often a vessel or a nerve.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Pathological process consisting of hardening or fibrosis of an anatomical structure, often a vessel or a nerve.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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