sclerosis

BrE /ˈskləʊrəsɪs/ AmE /ˈskloʊroʊsɪs/

noun en → es

1 MEDICAL CONDITION C1

a medical condition in which the tissues of a part of your body become hard and less flexible, especially when this happens to blood vessels or nerves

esclerosis

  • have sclerosis

Collocations multiple sclerosis · arterial sclerosis

  • She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

    Ella fue diagnosticada con esclerosis múltiple.

2 HARDENING C1

the process of becoming hard and less flexible, especially when this happens to blood vessels or nerves

hardenamiento

  • sclerosis of the arteries

Collocations arterial sclerosis · cerebral sclerosis

  • The patient's condition is due to arterial sclerosis.

    La condición del paciente es debido al endurecimiento de las arterias.