- scleroderma, dermatosclerosis - an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
--1 is a kind of autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
--1 has particulars: morphea - Scleroderma, genus Scleroderma - genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
--2 is a kind of fungus genus
--2 is a member of Sclerodermataceae, family Sclerodermataceae
--2 has members:earthball, false truffle, puffball, hard-skinned puffball; Scleroderma citrinum, Scleroderma aurantium; Scleroderma flavidium, star earthball; Scleroderma bovista, smooth earthball