Sclerema \Scle*re"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.]

(Med.) Induration of the cellular tissue.

Sclerema of adults. See Scleroderma.

Sclerema neonatorum[NL., of the newborn], an affection characterized by a peculiar hardening and rigidity of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues in the newly born. It is usually fatal. Called also skinbound disease.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)