Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scleroderma
2 senses of scleroderma
Sense 1
scleroderma, dermatosclerosis -- (an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin)
=> autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder -- (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)
Sense 2
Scleroderma, genus Scleroderma -- (genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles)
=> fungus genus -- (includes lichen genera)