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DERMATOSCLEROSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
Synonyms:
dermatosclerosis; scleroderma
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dermatosclerosis" is a kind of...):
autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dermatosclerosis"):
morphea (localized scleroderma)
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