sclerose

Back-formation from sclerosed (adjective), which was back-formed from sclerosis. Compare also diagnose (verb).

• IPA^(key): /skləˈɹəʊs/
• Rhymes: -əʊs

sclerose (third-person singular simple present scleroses, present participle sclerosing, simple past and past participle sclerosed)

1. To harden.
2. (intransitive, pathology) To undergo sclerosis.

• coreless, recloses

• sklerose (official)

From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis).

sclerose c (singular definite sclerosen, not used in plural form)

1. (intransitive, pathology) sclerosis.
   • 2016, Kenneth Oppel, Når først man har sagt ja, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

     En af min onkels venner har lige fået at vide at han har sclerose.

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   • 2009, Inger Thormann, De voksne børn, Hans Reitzels Forlag, →ISBN, page 212:

     Når mor eller far har sclerose.

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   • 2003, Bogmarkedet:

     Når mor eller far har sclerose

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From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis).

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• Hyphenation: scle‧ro‧se

sclerose f (plural sclerosen)

1. (pathology) sclerosis

• amyotrofische laterale sclerose
• multiple sclerose

sclerose

1. feminine plural of scleroso

• scelsero