*sclerema*

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard. ] (Med.) Induration of the cellular tissue. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sclerema of adults. See Scleroderma. -- ‖
Sclerema neonatorum ety>[ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]