| English noun: sclerosis | |||
| 1. | sclerosis (state) any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue | ||
| Synonyms | induration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pathology | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, arterial sclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, coronary-artery disease, disseminated multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries, Lou Gehrig's disease, MS, multiple sclerosis, osteosclerosis | ||