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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


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]