sclerotic

sclerosis | American Dictionary

sclerosis
noun[ U ]
us/skləˈroʊ·sɪs/
medical a medical condition that causes the soft organs and tissues of the body to become hard

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Helping spouses with chronic sorrow related to multiple sclerosis.
Among these are beta-interferon treatment for multiple sclerosis, incidence, treatment, and preventation of back pain, and management of gallstones (10;25;54;55).
Ecological studies provided the only evidence to support an aetiological role for varicella in multiple sclerosis but these studies are of minimal importance.
In addition, there was endocardial sclerosis in the infundibulum, consistent with turbulent blood flow.
Extended use of glatiramer acetate (copaxone) is well tolerated and maintains its clinical effect on multiple sclerosis relapse rate and degree of disability.
Progress also has been made in treatment of migraine, stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and pain.
Neuronal death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is apoptosis: possible contribution of a programmed cell death mechanism.
There was no evidence of tuberous sclerosis in brain or kidney.
These lesions all had the appearance of rhabdomyomas, suggesting a high risk for tuberous sclerosis.
A new scale for evaluating disability in multiple sclerosis.
Deficits in the one or the other system have been implicated in cases of visual dysfunction such as glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and dyslexia.
Visual evoked responses in the diagnoses and management of patients suspected of multiple sclerosis.
In this article, the storylines in narratives of patients with multiple sclerosis are analyzed.
An assessment of disability rating scales used in multiple sclerosis.
Damage to various combinations of upper and lower motor neurons occurs in human amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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