sclerosis
Plural: scleroses
Noun
- any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
- The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
- Inability to create change or excessive resistance to change.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -osis.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
sclerosis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsclerosis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sclerosis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
sclerosis is a valid Words With Friends word