esclerodermia

Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin sclērodermia, from Ancient Greek σκληρόδερμος (sklēródermos, “hard-skined”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskleɾoˈdeɾmja/ [es.kle.ɾoˈð̞eɾ.mja]
• Rhymes: -eɾmja
• Syllabification: es‧cle‧ro‧der‧mia

Noun

esclerodermia f (plural esclerodermias)

1. (pathology) scleroderma

Derived terms

• esclerodérmico
• esclerodermiforme

Further reading

• “esclerodermia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10