\Scle*re"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.] (Med.)
Induration of the cellular tissue.
{Sclerema of adults}. See {Scleroderma}.
{Sclerema neonatorum}[NL., of the newborn], 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}.