Sclerosis
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'''Sclerosis''' or '''sclerotization''' is a hardening of tissue and other [[anatomical]] features
==In medicine==
*[[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive, incurable, usually fatal disease of motor neurons. Scientist Stephen Hawking suffers from this disease
*[[Atherosclerosis]], a deposit of fat in the arteries which causes hardening
*[[Hippocampal sclerosis]], a brain damage often seen in individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy
*[[Lichen sclerosus]], a disease hardening and connecting flesh of the vagina and the penis of men and women. An autoimmune disorder
*[[Liver sclerosis]], causes the inability of the liver to process and metabolize the female hormone and it causes the imbalance of male and female hormone and impotence
*[[Multiple sclerosis]], a central nervous system disease which affects coordination
*[[Osteosclerosis]], a condition where the bone density is significantly increased
*[[Otosclerosis]], a disease of the ears
*[[Systemic sclerosis]] (progressive systemic scleroderma), a rare, chronic disease which affects the skin, and in some cases also blood vessels and internal organs
*[[Tuberous sclerosis]], a rare genetic disease which affects multiple systems
==In botany==
*a process which hardens plant tissue by adding fibers and sclereids, resulting in [[sclerenchyma]]
<!-- ==In zoology==
*a process which hardens animal [[exoskeleton]]s by adding [[protein]]s such as [[resilin]] and sometimes mineral salts such as [[calcium carbonate]] -->
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[[pt:Esclerose]]
[[ru:Склероз]]
[[sv:Skleros]]
[[zh:硬化]]