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sclerosis

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"Tissue hardening"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/Part of speech nounSorted ceilorsssStarts with SEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue

Word origin

From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -osis.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Suppressing dissent dooms the society to sclerosis, decline and collapse.

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