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Meaning of "scleroma" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCLEROMA

From New Latin, from Greek, from sklēroun to harden, from sklēros hard.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCLEROMA

sklɪəˈrəʊmə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCLEROMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scleroma is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCLEROMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rhinoscleroma

Rhinoscleroma, or simply Scleroma, is a chronic granulomatous bacterial disease of the nose that can sometimes infect the upper respiratory tract. It most commonly affects the nasal cavity—the nose is involved in 95-100 per cent of cases—however, it can also affect the nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi. Slightly more females than males are affected and patients are usually 10 to 30 years of age. Rhinoscleroma is considered a tropical disease and is mostly endemic to Africa and Central America, less common in the United States.

Definition of scleroma in the English dictionary

The definition of scleroma in the dictionary is any small area of abnormally hard tissue, esp in a mucous membrane.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCLEROMA

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCLEROMA

sclerocauly · scleroderm · scleroderma · sclerodermata · sclerodermatous · sclerodermia · sclerodermic · sclerodermite · sclerodermous · scleroid · scleromalacia · scleromata · sclerometer · sclerometric · sclerophyll · sclerophyllous · sclerophylly · scleroprotein · sclerosal · sclerose

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCLEROMA

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Synonyms and antonyms of scleroma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scleroma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCLEROMA

Find out the translation of scleroma to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of scleroma from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scleroma» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

硬结
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

escleroma
570 millions of speakers
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English

scleroma
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scleroma
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ورم صلب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

склероме
278 millions of speakers
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escleroma
270 millions of speakers
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scleroma
260 millions of speakers
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scleroma
220 millions of speakers
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Scleroma
190 millions of speakers
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scleroma
180 millions of speakers
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scleroma
130 millions of speakers
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경화증
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Scleroma
85 millions of speakers
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scleroma
80 millions of speakers
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scleroma
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

स्क्लेरोमा
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Turkish

skleroması
70 millions of speakers
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scleroma
65 millions of speakers
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scleroma
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склеромі
40 millions of speakers
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scleroma
30 millions of speakers
el

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σκλήρωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

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scleroma
14 millions of speakers
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scleroma
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no

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scleroma
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCLEROMA»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCLEROMA»

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The imaging of tropical diseases: with epidemiological, ...
Scleroma, or rhinoscleroma as it is known in some areas, is a chronic granulomatous infection of the nose and sometimes the upper respiratory tract caused by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis. It follows an indolent course for many years, with ...
Philip E. S. Palmer, Maurice Merrick Reeder, 2001
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Ear, Nose and Throat Histopathology
Scleroma (often termed "rhinoscleroma") is a chronic inflammatory condition in which large deforming masses of tissue distend the nasal cavity. The disease derives its name from the tendency that the inflammatory lesions have to undergo  ...
Leslie Michaels, Henrik B. Hellquist, 2001
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Diseases of the Eye and Skin: A Color Atlas
Rhinoscleroma. (Scleroma). Rhinoscleroma (scleroma) is a chronic, slowly progressive granulomatous disease caused by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis. Rhinoscleroma is mildly contagious and, at first, localized to the nasal fossa ...
H. Bruce Ostler, 2004
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Archives of Otology: 1906
The author was able to examine for scleroma 150 to 200 cases living in the counties of Oletzko and Lyck in East Prussia. Two certain recent cases of scleroma were discovered with typical histological conditions. The first one presented the ...
‎1906
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Surgery of the Trachea and Bronchi
Scleroma (rhinoscleroma) is a rare disease, which may cause fibrosing changes in the nasopharynx, larynx, and upper airways. In only 2% of cases does it occur in the trachea and bronchi.20'21 Scleroma is related to infection by Klebsiella ...
Hermes C. Grillo, 2004
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Diagnostic Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck: Expert ...
25 von Frisch A. Zur Aetiologie des Rhinscleroms. Wien Med Wochenschr. 1882; 32:96-97. 26 Quevedo J. Scleroma in Guatemala witha study of thediseasebasedon the experience of108 cases.Ann OtolRhinol Laryngol.1945; 58:613- 645.
Douglas R. Gnepp, 2009
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Tropical Pathology:
E. Scleroma. (Rhinoscleroma). Scleroma, a chronic granulomatous disease of the nose and upper respiratory tract, is caused by the rhinoscleromatis subspecies of Klebsiella pneumoniae, a gram-negative bacillus (COLLEE and WATT 1990).
T. G. Ashworth, 1995
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Climate Change and the Coast: Building Resilient Communities
incidence has decreased markedly, presumably the result of frequent antibiotic administration in the community for other ailments. Respiratory scleroma is not restricted to the nose. Involvement of the larynx is frequent and often more disabling ...
Bruce Glavovic, Robert Kay, Michael Kelly, 2014
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Head and Neck Imaging,
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2005;69:1117-1121. 158 Quevedo J.Scleroma in Guatemala, witha studyofthe disease based on the experienceof108cases. AnnOtol Rhinol Laryngol. 1949;58:613- 645. illust 159 Muzyka MM, Gubina KM.
Peter M. Som, Hugh D. Curtin, 2011
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Textbook of Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis and Oral Radiology
Scleroma). Rhinoscleroma isanendemic, chronic, slowly progressive granulomatous disease caused byKlebsiella rhinoscleromatis (a gramnegative rodshaped bacteria, 2.5 μm inlength). In 1882, von Frisch identified K. rhinoscleromatis as the ...
Ravikiran Ongole, Praveen B N, 2014

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCLEROMA»

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ผู้ที่เป็นโรคผิวหนัง เช่น โรคหนังแข็ง scleroma สตรีมีครรภ์. มะเร็งเต้านม. สำหรับในประเทศไทย มีผู้หญิงป่วยด้วยโรคมะเร็งเต้านมปีละประมาณ 25,000 คน เมื่อแพทย์ตรวจพบ ... «กระปุกดอทคอม, May 13»
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