sclerosis

As nouns the difference between dystrophy and sclerosis

is that dystrophy is a wasting of body tissues, of genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition while sclerosis is (pathology) the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

As nouns the difference between sclerosis and stenosis

is that sclerosis is (pathology) the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery while stenosis is (medicine) an abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.

As nouns the difference between sclerosis and scar

is that sclerosis is the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery while scar is a permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

As a verb scar is

to mark the skin permanently.

As a noun sclerosis

is (pathology) the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

As a verb cicatrice is

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In pathology terms the difference between cirrhosis and sclerosis

is that cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis or nutritional deprivation. It is characterised by an increase of fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells while sclerosis is the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

As nouns the difference between fibrosis and sclerosis

is that fibrosis is the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ while sclerosis is the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

As nouns the difference between scleroses and sclerosis

is that scleroses is plural of sclerosis while sclerosis is the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sclerosis

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sclerosis is (pathology) the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

Sclerosis is a related term of sclerotherapy.

As nouns the difference between sclerosis and sclerotherapy

is that sclerosis is (pathology) the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery while sclerotherapy is (surgery) a treatment for varicose veins and hemorrhoids involving an injection of material into a blood vessel in order to make it harden and shrink.