Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
sclerodermia .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Induration of the cellular tissue.
- noun See
Scleroderma . - noun an affection characterized by a peculiar hardening and rigidity of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues in the newly born. It is usually fatal. Called also
skinbound disease .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine
induration of thecellular tissue
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Examples
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Gerard 16.6 reports recovery from a case of sclerema neonatorum in an infant five weeks old, which seemed in perfect health but for this skin-affection.
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Gerard reports recovery from a case of sclerema neonatorum in an infant five weeks old, which seemed in perfect health but for this skin-affection.
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#Describe the symptoms, course, nature and treatment of sclerema neonatorum.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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(_Synonyms: _ Scleroderma Neonatorum; Sclerema of the Newborn.) #What is sclerema neonatorum?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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