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scleroderma

/sklˌɪɹədˈɝmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
scle-ro-der-ma
IPA
/sklˌɪɹədˈɝmə/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sclēroderma, σκληρός

Usage

Inflected Forms

sclerodermas (plural)

Derived Forms

sclerodermal sclerodermatous sclerodermoid sclerodermous

Frequently Paired Words

scleriasis scleroma

Synonyms

systemic sclerosis scleroderm dermatosclerosis

Rhymes With

burma irma perma erma derma lerma burmah surma

Questions

How do you pronounce scleroderma?
The recorded pronunciation is /sklˌɪɹədˈɝmə/.
What does scleroderma mean?
A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
Where does scleroderma come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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