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sclerosis
noun pl. scleroses
- Bot. a hardening of the cell wall of a plant, usually by an increase of lignin
- Med.
- an abnormal hardening of body tissues or parts, esp. of the nervous system or the walls of arteries
- a disease characterized by this
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