Transcription
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- [skli-roh-sis]
- /sklɪˈroʊ sɪs/
- /skləˈrəʊ.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skli-roh-sis]
- /sklɪˈroʊ sɪs/
Definitions of sclerosis word
- noun plural sclerosis Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue. 1
- noun plural sclerosis Botany. a hardening of a tissue or cell wall by thickening or lignification. 1
- noun sclerosis hardening of bodily tissue 1
- uncountable noun sclerosis Sclerosis is a medical condition in which a part inside your body becomes hard. 0
- noun sclerosis a hardening or thickening of organs, tissues, or vessels from chronic inflammation, abnormal growth of fibrous tissue, or degeneration of the myelin sheath of nerve fibres, or (esp on the inner walls of arteries) deposition of fatty plaques 0
- noun sclerosis the hardening of a plant cell wall or tissue by the deposition of lignin 0
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Origin of sclerosis
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Greek sklḗrōsis hardening. See scler-, -osis
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Parts of speech for Sclerosis
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sclerosis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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