SCLEREMA NEONATORUM
\sklˈɛɹəmə nˌiːə͡ʊnɐtˈɔːɹəm], \sklˈɛɹəmə nˌiːəʊnɐtˈɔːɹəm], \s_k_l_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_m_ə n_ˌiː__əʊ_n_ɐ_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_m]\
Definitions of SCLEREMA NEONATORUM
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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A severe, sometimes fatal, disorder of adipose tissue occurring chiefly in preterm or debilitated infants suffering from an underlying illness and manifested by a diffuse, nonpitting induration of the affected tissue. The skin becomes cold, yellowish, mottled, and inflexible.
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