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English noun: scleroderma

1. scleroderma (state) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin


Synonymsdermatosclerosis


Broader (hypernym)autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder


Narrower (hyponym)morphea

2. Scleroderma (plant) genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles


Synonymsgenus Scleroderma


Broader (hypernym)fungus genus


Member holonymearthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball, puffball, Scleroderma aurantium, Scleroderma bovista, Scleroderma citrinum, Scleroderma flavidium, smooth earthball, star earthball


Member meronymfamily Sclerodermataceae, Sclerodermataceae









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