sclerosis
(scle-ro-sis)
3 syllables
Definition
noun. any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
Example Sentence
They are searching for a cure for multiple sclerosis.
Synonyms
induration; hardening of tissue; thickening of tissue
Antonyms
softening of tissue
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Rhymes
- cirrhosis
- fibrosis
- hypnosis
- meiosis
- necrosis
- nephrosis
- neurosis
- prognosis
- psychosis
- sclerosis
- thrombosis
- acidosis
- diagnosis
- heterosis
- symbiosis
- apotheosis
- misdiagnosis
- tuberculosis
- atherosclerosis
- arteriosclerosis
- neurofibromatosis