| XEROSIS | • xerosis n. (Medicine) dryness. • XEROSIS n. (Greek) abnormal dryness of body parts, also XEROTES. |
| HETEROSIS | • heterosis n. (Genetics) The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness than… • HETEROSIS n. the increased size and vigor attributable to hybridization. |
| SCLEROSIS | • sclerosis n. (Pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings… • sclerosis n. Inability to create change or excessive resistance to change. • SCLEROSIS n. hardening; morbid hardening, e.g. of arteries by deposition of fatty plaques. |
| SIDEROSIS | • siderosis n. (Medicine) A form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of iron dust. • siderosis n. (Medicine) The accumulation of hemosiderin in various organs of the body by people with a diet rich in iron. • SIDEROSIS n. a sort of pneumonia occurring in iron workers, produced by the inhalation of particles of iron. |
| ANAPLEROSIS | • anaplerosis n. The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part. • anaplerosis n. (Biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound. • ANAPLEROSIS n. the filling up of a deficiency. |
| OTOSCLEROSIS | • otosclerosis n. (Pathology) Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear. • otosclerosis n. (Pathology) Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as… • otosclerosis n. (Pathology) Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard. |
| VENOSCLEROSIS | • VENOSCLEROSIS n. sclerosis of the veins. |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS | • atherosclerosis n. (Pathology) The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations… • ATHEROSCLEROSIS n. hardening of the inner lining of the arteries with fatty degeneration. |
| PHLEBOSCLEROSIS | • phlebosclerosis n. (Pathology) sclerosis of the wall of a vein. • PHLEBOSCLEROSIS n. hardening and loss of elasticity of the veins. |