different between sclerosis vs sclerosed

sclerosis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (skl?r?sis, an induration), from *???????? (skl?roûn, to harden, indurate), from ??????? (skl?rós, hard)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skl?????s?s/
  • Rhymes: -??s?s

Noun

sclerosis (countable and uncountable, plural scleroses)

  1. (pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.
  2. Inability to create change.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • sclera

Translations

Further reading

  • sclerosis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • sclerosis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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sclerosed

English

Adjective

sclerosed (comparative more sclerosed, superlative most sclerosed)

  1. Hardened by sclerosis.
  2. (figuratively) Hardened; fixed; inflexible; tough.
  3. (botany) lignified

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