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induration

[ in-doo-rey-shuhn, -dyoo- ]

noun

  1. the act of indurating.
  2. the state of being indurated.
  3. Geology.
    2. hardening of rock by heat or pressure.
  4. Pathology.
    1. a hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
    2. an area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction.

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Other Words From

  • indu·rative adjective
  • non·indu·rative adjective
  • un·indu·rative adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of induration1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin indūrātiōn- (stem of indūrātiō ) a hardening. See indurate, -ion

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