scleriasis

scleriasis
scle·ri·a·sis (sklə-riґə-sis) [Gr. sklēriasis] a hardened state of an eyelid.

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  • Scleriasis — Scle*ri a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Med.) (a) A morbid induration of the edge of the eyelid. (b) Induration of any part, including scleroderma. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scleriasis — sclerīˈasis noun 1. Hardening of tissue, scleroderma 2. A hard tumour 3. An induration • • • Main Entry: ↑sclero …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sclerĭa [2] — Sclerĭa (Scleriăsis, gr.), 1) krankhafte Härte eines Theils, Schwiele; bes. 2) das sogenannte Hühnerauge an den Fußzehen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Charles Hilton Fagge — (1838–1883) was an English physician. Life Fagge was the son of Charles Fagge, a medical practitioner, and nephew of John Hilton. He was born in Hythe, Kent on 30 June 1838. Fagge entered Guy s Hospital medical school in October 1856, and in 1859 …   Wikipedia

  • sclera —   n. dense white coat of eyeball.    ♦ scleral, a.    ♦ sclerectomy, n. removal of sclera.    ♦ sclerema, n. induration.    ♦ sclerenchyma n. thickened and woody tissue of plants.    ♦ scleriasis, n. induration, especially of edge of eyelid …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • scle|ri|a|sis — «sklih RY uh sihs», noun. 1. a hardening of body tissue. 2. = scleroderma. (Cf. ↑scleroderma) ╂[< New Latin scleriasis < Greek sklēríāsis < sklērós hard; see etym. under sclera (Cf. ↑sclera)] …   Useful english dictionary

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