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induration
[ in-doo-rey-shuhn, -dyoo- ]
noun
- the act of indurating.
- the state of being indurated.
- Geology.
- hardening of rock by heat or pressure.
- Pathology.
- a hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
- an area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction.
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Other Words From
- indu·rative adjective
- non·indu·rative adjective
- un·indu·rative adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of induration1
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Example Sentences
Induration of the lungs (tuberculosis) was regarded as incurable.
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We must not omit that union of the parts of bodies which is the principal cause of induration and desiccation.
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It was attempted to relieve this induration by emollient fomentations.
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The essential symptoms are œdema and a variable degree of hardness and induration.
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Moral independence for the adult means arrest of growth, isolation means induration.
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