scleroma

noun, plural scle·ro·mas, scle·ro·ma·ta [skli-roh-muh-tuh] /sklɪˈroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

1. a tumorlike hardening of tissue.

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

1. pathol any small area of abnormally hard tissue, esp in a mucous membrane

n. pl. scle•ro•mas

1. An indurated patch of body tissue especially in the upper respiratory tract.