1866, from Modern Latin, from Greek skleros "hard" (see sclerosis) + derma "skin" (from PIE root *der- "to split, flay, peel," with derivatives referring to skin and leather). Related: Sclerodermatous; sclerodermatic.
scissor
scissors
SCLC
sclera
sclero-
scleroderma
sclerosis
sclerotic
scoff
scoffer
scofflaw