Sclerema, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.].
Sclerema of adults.
See Scleroderma. --
∥Sclerema neonatorum (/) [NL., of the newborn],
an affection characterized by a peculiar hardening and rigidity of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues in the newly born. It is usually fatal. Called also skinbound disease.