Asclerosis
/ˌeɪ.skləˈrəʊ.sɪs/noun
A rare or obsolete medical term meaning the absence of sclerosis or abnormal hardening of tissue.
Did you know?Asclerosis is built by placing the Greek privative prefix a- (“without”) before sklērōsis (“hardening”), the same root behind the eye’s sclera.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
sklēros
“Hard or stiff”
Ancient Greek
Greek
sklērōsis
“A hardening or becoming hard”
19th Century
Medical Latin
asclerosis
“Absence of hardening”
19th Century
English
asclerosis
“A rare medical term for lack of sclerosis or tissue hardening”
Modern English
English
asclerosis
“Obsolete or highly uncommon term referring to absence of sclerosis”
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