Term: scleroderma: an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: no-show: a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservation
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: perforating vein: veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: rationality: the state of having good sense and sound judgment
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: golden wedding anniversary: the 50th wedding anniversary
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: right whale: large Arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: lawn chair: chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: animatism: the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: imperative mood: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: right to confront accusors: a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
Broader: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues | Unrelated: defamer: one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel