sclerosis

Introduction

Hardening or induration of an organ or tissue secondary to excessive growth of fibrous tissue.

More general terms

• induration

More specific terms

• aortic sclerosis
• lipodermatosclerosis
• mesial temporal sclerosis; hippocampal sclerosis
• nephrosclerosis
• nodular sclerosis
• sclerodactyly
• scleromyxedema; lichen myxedematosus; papular mucinosis
• sclerosing adenosis (fibrous adenosis)
• sclerosing mesenteritis
• sclerosteosis
• systemic sclerosis
• tympanosclerosis

Additional terms

• sclerotherapy (phlebosclerosis)
• sclerotome