Category:Sclerema

Scle*re"ma, n. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (med.)

Defn: induration of the cellular tissue. Sclerema of adults. See Scleroderma. -- sclerema neonatorum ( etym: [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.