皮ひ膚ふ硬こう化か症しょう

noun

scleroderma; scleroma

Medical term for a chronic connective tissue disease characterized by hardening and tightening of the skin.

• 皮ひ膚ふ硬こう化か症しょうは自じ己こ免めん疫えき疾しっ患かんの一ひとつです。

  Scleroderma is one of the autoimmune diseases.