Scle·re·ma n. Med. Induration of the cellular tissue.
Sclerema of adults. See Scleroderma. -- Sclerema neonatorum , 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.
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Skin·bound a. Having the skin adhering closely and rigidly to the flesh; hidebound.
Skinbound disease. Med. See Sclerema neonatorum, under Sclerema.
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