ALL meanings of sclerosis
scle·ro·sis
S s - noun sclerosis hardening of bodily tissue 1
- 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
- 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
- noun sclerosis a debilitating lack of progress or innovation within an institution or organization 0
- noun sclerosis a hardening of the cell wall of a plant, usually by an increase of lignin 0
- noun sclerosis an abnormal hardening of body tissues or parts, esp. of the nervous system or the walls of arteries 0
- noun sclerosis a disease characterized by this 0