MORPHEA
\mˈɔːfi͡ə], \mˈɔːfiə], \m_ˈɔː_f_iə]\
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A chronic, localized hardening and thickening of the skin. Lesions may be categorized as morphea (guttate, profunda, pansclerotic) or linear (with or without melorheostosis or hemiatrophy). It is twice as common in women as in men. The condition is characterized by skin ischemia, lymphocytic infiltrates, swollen collagen bundles, and thickening of the dermis with reduction of subcutaneous fat.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A disease characterized by the occurrence of persistent yellowish ivorylike areas of infiltrated skin, surrounded by faint lilac borders. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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