sclerosis

/skləˈrəʊsɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /skləˈrəʊsɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /sklə-ˈrō-səs/ (ame, mw)

sclerosis — noun

1. a disease in which soft body parts gradually turn stiff and thick, most often af

1.名詞C1
釋義

a disease in which soft body parts gradually turn stiff and thick, most often affecting blood vessel walls, the spinal cord, or other organs.

例句

After a check-up, Dr. Marta Santos told Takeshi that his arteries show signs of sclerosis.

diagnostic context: 'signs of sclerosis'

Tuan's grandmother has multiple sclerosis and now uses a wheelchair to get around.

compound medical term: 'multiple sclerosis'

同義詞
  • hardening

    non-technical everyday word for the same process; sclerosis is the formal medical term

  • fibrosis

    a related condition involving overgrowth of fibrous tissue, but not identical to sclerosis

文法句型

sclerosis of + body part

用法筆記

Sclerosis is a general medical description of tissue change rather than a specific disease name by itself. It most commonly appears within compound terms such as 'arteriosclerosis' (hardening of the arteries) and 'multiple sclerosis' (a nerve-damaging condition).

常見錯誤

❌My uncle died from sclerosis.
✅My uncle died from arteriosclerosis.
💡'Sclerosis' alone describes a tissue change; the specific disease usually has a full name.