scleroderma

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- +‎ -derma. === Noun === scleroderma (countable and uncountable, plural sclerodermas) (medicine) A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen. ==== Synonyms ==== systemic sclerosis scleroderm ==== Derived terms ==== sclerodermal sclerodermatous sclerodermoid sclerodermous ==== Related terms ==== scleriasis ==== Translations ====