sclerosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce sclerosis in British English:
UK [skləˈrəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce sclerosis in American English:
US [skləˈroʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
Word Origin
- sclerosis
- sclerosis: see skeleton
- sclerosis (n.)
- "morbid hardening of the tissue," late 14c., from Medieval Latin sclirosis "a hardness, hard tumor," from Greek sklerosis "hardening," from skleros "hard" (see sclero-). Figurative use by 1954.
Example
- 1. Along with decreased vision and sometimes pain , it can suggest multiple sclerosis .
- 2. Seven months after they married , in 1971 , linda developed multiple sclerosis .
- 3. The eventual result , all too often , was economic sclerosis with an ever-bigger state .
- 4. Scotland , for instance , has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world .
- 5. He says the device may also be useful in treating other chronic diseases , including heart disease and multiple sclerosis .