'Sclerema of adults' definitions:

Definition of 'Sclerema of adults'

From: GCIDE
  • Sclerema \Scle*re"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.] (Med.) Induration of the cellular tissue. [1913 Webster]
  • Sclerema of adults. See Scleroderma.
  • Sclerema neonatorum[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. [1913 Webster]