[syn: Scleroderma, genus Scleroderma]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scleroderma \Scler`o*der"ma\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and
hardness of the skin.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scleroderma
n 1: an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and
connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited
in the skin [syn: scleroderma, dermatosclerosis]
2: genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies:
false truffles [syn: Scleroderma, genus Scleroderma]