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Induration of the cellular tissue.

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  1. n. Induration of the cellular tissue.
  2. 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.
  3. Induration of the cellular tissue. Sclerema of adults. SeeScleroderma.-- Sclerema neonatorum ( Etym: [NL., of the newborn], an affectioncharacterized by a peculiar hardening and rigidity of the cutaneousand subcutaneous tissues in the newly born. It is usually fatal.Called also skinbound disease.
  4. n. Induration of the cellular tissue.