Spanish word

esclerosis

Pronunciation

IPA/eskleˈɾosis/

Meaning

  • feminine nounsclerosis

Example

El doctor detectó esclerosis en los resultados.

The doctor detected sclerosis in the test results.

Illustration for esclerosis (sclerosis)

More examples

Mi padre recibe tratamiento por la esclerosis.

My father is receiving treatment for sclerosis.

Core concept

Tissue hardening due to fibrous overgrowth.

Common phrases

  • tener esclerosis

    have sclerosis

  • tratamiento para la esclerosis

    treatment for sclerosis

Similar words

fibrosis: Excess formation of fibrous connective tissue that creates scarred, stiff areas.
induración: Localized tissue area that feels firm or hardened when palpated.
rigidez: Loss of pliability in muscles or tissues, producing abnormal stiffness.
calcificación: Calcium deposits within tissue that harden and often make areas brittle.

Definition in Spanish

Palabra médica que se refiere al proceso por el cual tejidos normales se vuelven rígidos debido a proliferación de tejido fibroso o acumulación de sustancias.

Word origin

Built from Greek skleros 'hard' plus -osis 'condition' and shaped into Spanish as esclerosis via Latin and medical terminology.

Usage tips

  • Commonly appears as part of compound disease names (esclerosis lateral amiotrófica, esclerosis múltiple), and the abbreviation ELA is frequently used for the former.

Opposites

Related words

  • arteriosclerosisarteriosclerosisnoun
  • escleróticoscleroticadjective
  • esclerosarscleroseverb

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