rhinoscleroma etymology

English word rhinoscleroma comes from English rhino- (Of the nose.), English scleroma

Detailed word origin of rhinoscleroma

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
rhino- English (eng) Of the nose.
scleroma English (eng) (medicine) induration of the tissues. (medicine) rhinoscleroma.
rhinoscleroma English (eng) (medicine) A rare skin disease with very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, especially the lips, palate, and throat.

Words with the same origin as rhinoscleroma

Descendants of rhino-
birhinal ectorhinal oculorhinitis rhinal sulcus rhinalgia rhinectomy rhinitis rhinitis sicca rhinoconjunctivitis rhinogenic rhinolalia rhinolaryngitis rhinolith rhinology rhinopharynx rhinophore rhinoplasty rhinorrhagia rhinorrhea rhinoscope rhinosinusitis rhinotheca rhinotomy rhinotracheitis