English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Sclerosis Pronunciation
Sclerosis is pronounced skler-OH-suhs, IPA /sklɝˈoʊsəs/.
skler-OH-suhs
US /sklɝˈoʊsəs/ · UK /skləˈrəʊsɪs/
Syllables: skler · OH · suhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The hardening of body tissue, most often used of nerves, arteries, or the liver.
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Sclerosis in a Sentence
- Multiple sclerosis affects the coating around the nerves.
- The scan showed sclerosis in the smaller vessels.
- Decades of sclerosis had set into the committee structure.
Common Mispronunciations of Sclerosis
Not SKLE-roh-sis
Push the beat onto the OH in the middle: skler-OH-suhs. The scl cluster at the front is unstressed and gets through quickly.
Not skuh-le-ROH-sis
No vowel belongs between the k and the l. Say the s, k, and l as one run, as in sclera.
Tip: Three syllables with the long oh in the middle. The plural is scleroses, skler-OH-seez.
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