scleredema

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noun

A rare medical condition involving progressive thickening and hardening of the skin

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Buschke disease
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Meanings

nounscleredema (countable and uncountable, plural scleredemas)

plural scleredemas · alternative scleroedema

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA rare medical condition involving progressive thickening and hardening of the skin

    Synonyms: Buschke disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare medical condition involving progressive thickening and hardening of the skin

Similar
Buschke disease

Origin

From sclero- + edema.

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APA

scleredema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scleredema

MLA

“scleredema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scleredema. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scleredema,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scleredema.

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