The combining form "scler-" refers to stiffening or hardening in medical terminology.
a frame of heavy scantling used in ship construction and made by riveting a wide plate to a frame and stiffening the plate by riveting two reverse frames to its inner edge
A pandiculation is a stretching and stiffening of the extremities, such as when you are yawning.
Palatal stiffening is a minimally-invasive surgical technique where a laser or a cauterizer is used to produce scar tissue in the soft palate in order to stop the vibrations that produce snoring.
Rigor mortis is the stiffening of muscles after death due to a lack of ATP production, while heat stiffening refers to the stiffening of muscles in cooked meat due to the denaturation and coagulation of proteins. Rigor mortis occurs in bodies, while heat stiffening occurs in cooked meat.
it effectively eliminates the effects of torsion. :) =]
Palatal stiffening is a minimally-invasive surgical technique where a laser or a cauterizer is used to produce scar tissue in the soft palate in order to stop the vibrations that produce snoring.
tarlatan
stiffening of a joint ,which can cause pain and loss of mobility.
Ankylosing Spondylitis
tarlatan
"Ankylosing Spondylitis"