sclerema

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sclerema, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.].

Induration of the cellular tissue. [1913 Webster]

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.