Scleroderma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scleroderma \Scler`o*der"ma\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
     A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and
     hardness of the skin.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  scleroderma
       n 1: an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and
            connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is
            deposited in the skin [syn: {dermatosclerosis}]
       2: genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting
          bodies: false truffles [syn: {genus Scleroderma}]