sclerosis
Syllables: scle·ro·sisUK/skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/US/skləˈɹoʊ.sɪs/
sclerosis noun: the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
Noun
sclerosis (countable and uncountable, plural scleroses)
- The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
- The “Euphoria” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.2025 April 10, Dan Heching, “Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with ALS”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- hardening, fibrosis, induration
- Inability to create change or excessive resistance to change.
- Suppressing dissent dooms the society to sclerosis, decline and collapse.2019 December 6, Charles Hugh Smith, Suppressing Dissent Guarantees Disorder and Collapse
sclerosis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sclerosis in Hindi
- स्क्लेरोसिस, स्केलेरोसिस
sclerosis in Tamil
- அணும உள்ளிக் காழ்ப்பு, திசு தடிமனாதல், இழையங்கள் அல்லது உறுப்புக்கள் கடினமடைதல், தடிப்படைதல்
sclerosis in Marathi
- स्क्लेरोसिस, स्क्लेरॉसिस
sclerosis in Urdu
- سکلیروسیس, اسکلیروسیس, سکلیروسس
More languagesFewer languages
- sclerosis in Bengali
- স্ক্লেরোসিস
- sclerosis in Telugu
- స్క్లెరోసిస్, స్క్లేరోసిస్
- sclerosis in Malayalam
- സ്ക്ലിറോസിസ്, സ്ക്കിളറോസിസ്
- sclerosis in Kannada
- ಸ್ಕ್ಲೆರೋಸಿಸ್, ಸ್ಕ್ಲೇರೋಸಿಸ್, ಸ್ಕ್ಲೆರೊಸಿಸ್
- sclerosis in Punjabi
- ਸਕਲੋਰੋਸਿਸ, ਸਕਲਰੋਸਿਸ, ਸਕਲੇਰੋਸਿਸ
- sclerosis in Gujarati
- સ્ક્લેરોસિસ, સ્ક્લેરોસીસ
- sclerosis in Odia
- ସ୍କ୍ଲେରୋସିସ୍, ସ୍କ୍ଲେରୋସିସ
- sclerosis in Nepali
- स्क्लेरोसिस
- sclerosis in Arabic
- تَصَلُّب taṣallub
Examples of sclerosis in a sentence
- John is a person with multiple sclerosis.
- Multiple sclerosis is a neuromuscular disease.
- LATE neuropathological change (LATE-NC) is defined by a stereotypical TDP-43 proteinopathy in older adults, with or without coexisting hippocampal sclerosis pathology.
Synonyms of sclerosis
Forms of sclerosis
| plural | scleroses |
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Origin of sclerosis
From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -osis.
Words formed from sclerosis
- acrosclerosis
- adenosclerosis
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- angiosclerosis
- arteriosclerosis
- arthrosclerosis
- atherosclerosis
- cardiosclerosis
- cerebrosclerosis
- craniosclerosis
- dermatosclerosis
- disseminated sclerosis
- encephalosclerosis
- Eurosclerosis
- fibrosclerosis
- glomerulosclerosis
- lateral sclerosis
- lipodermatosclerosis
- multiple cerebral sclerosis
- multiple sclerosis
- myelosclerosis
- myosclerosis
- nephroangiosclerosis
- nephrosclerosis
- osteosclerosis
- otosclerosis
- pachyosteosclerosis
- pansclerosis
- phlebosclerosis
- pseudosclerosis
- sclerosed
- sclerotic
- spongiosclerosis
- systemic sclerosis
- tuberous sclerosis
Words that rhyme with sclerosis
- apotheosis
- symbiosis
- -osis
- abiosis
- diagnosis
- gnosis
- hypnosis
- lordosis
- arthrosis
- cytosis
- kyphosis
- meiosis
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- osmosis
- prognosis
- stenosis
- synostosis
- theosis
- acanthocytosis
- acanthosis
- acidosis
- adiposis
- aerobiosis
- alkalosis
- amyloidosis
- anadiplosis
- anostosis
- aponeurosis
- apoptosis
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- halitosis
- hemochromatosis
- ichthyosis
- koilocytosis
- lactosis
- leukoerythroblastosis
- miosis
- mitosis
- mononucleosis
- mycosis
- neoatherosclerosis
- neurosis
- ochronosis
- osteophytosis
- osteoporosis
- parahypnosis
- phagocytosis
- pinocytosis
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- potocytosis
- probiosis
- psychosis
- ptosis
- pyrosis
- retrognosis
- rubatosis
- silicosis
- simuliotoxicosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
Questions about sclerosis
- What does sclerosis mean?
- Sclerosis means the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
- What is sclerosis in Hindi?
- Sclerosis in Hindi is स्क्लेरोसिस, स्केलेरोसिस. See Sclerosis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sclerosis?
- Sclerosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sclerosis?
- Sclerosis is pronounced /skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sclerosis?
- The plural of sclerosis is scleroses.
Words near sclerosis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sclerosis (page history and authors); sclerosis (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sclerosis (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sclerosis (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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