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 |
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| Synonyms | dermatosclerosis |
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| Broader (hypernym) | autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | morphea |
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2. | Scleroderma (plant) genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles |
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| Synonyms | genus Scleroderma |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fungus genus |
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| Member holonym | earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball, puffball, Scleroderma aurantium, Scleroderma bovista, Scleroderma citrinum, Scleroderma flavidium, smooth earthball, star earthball |
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| Member meronym | family Sclerodermataceae, Sclerodermataceae |
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