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induration
in·du·ra·tion I0115650 (ĭn′də-rā′shən, -dyə-)n.1. The quality or condition of being hardened.2. The act or process of becoming hardened.3. The hardening of a normally soft tissue or organ, especially the skin, due to inflammation, infiltration of a neoplasm, or accumulation of blood.in•du•ra•tion (ˌɪn dʊˈreɪ ʃən, -dyʊ-)
n. 1. the act of indurating. 2. the state of being indurated. 3. a. lithification. b. hardening of rock by heat or pressure. 4. an abnormal hardening of an area of the body. induration1. the process of hardening or being hardened.
2. a hardened mass. — indurative, adj.See also: ProcessesThesaurus| Noun | 1. | induration - any pathological hardening or thickening of tissuesclerosisdisseminated multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, MS, multiple sclerosis - a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibersALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease - thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbsarteriolosclerosis - sclerosis of the arteriolesarterial sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, coronary-artery disease, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries - sclerosis of the arterial wallsosteosclerosis - abnormal hardening or eburnation of bonepathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition |
Translationsinduration
induration[‚in·də′rā·shən] (biology) The process of hardening, especially by increasing the fibrous elements. (geology) The hardening of a rock material by the application of heat or pressure or by the introduction of a cementing material. A hardened mass formed by such processes. The hardening of a soil horizon by chemical action to form a hardpan. (medicine) Hardening of a tissue or organ due to an accumulation of blood, inflammation, or neoplastic growth. induration
induration [in″du-ra´shun] 1. the quality of being hard.2. the process of becoming hard; called also hardening and sclerosis.3. an abnormally hard spot or place. adj., adj indura´tive.black induration the hardening and pigmentation of the lung tissue seen in coal workers' pneumoconiosis.brown induration 1. a deposit of altered blood pigment in the lung in pneumonia.2. increase of the pulmonary connective tissue and excessive pigmentation, due to chronic congestion from valvular heart disease, or to anthracosis. See also gray induration.cyanotic induration hardening of an organ from chronic venous congestion.granular induration cirrhosis.gray induration induration of lung tissue in or after pneumonia, without the pigmentation seen in brown induration.red induration red, congested lung tissue seen in fibrosis" >idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.in·du·ra·tion (in'dū-rā'shŭn), 1. The process of becoming extremely firm or hard, or having such physical features. 2. A focus or region of indurated tissue. Synonym(s): sclerosis (1) [L. induratio (see indurated)] induration (ĭn′də-rā′shən, -dyə-)n.1. The quality or condition of being hardened.2. The act or process of becoming hardened.3. The hardening of a normally soft tissue or organ, especially the skin, due to inflammation, infiltration of a neoplasm, or accumulation of blood.induration Dermatology A hardened bump on the skin or subcutaneous tissue Medtalk Scleroma A term for hardened tissue. See Keloid Tuberculosis A palpable welling at the site of injection after a Mantoux skin test; the reaction size is the diameter of the indurated area–excluding redness. in·du·ra·tion (indūr-āshŭn) 1. The process of becoming extremely firm or hard, or having such physical features.
See: indurated2. A focus or region of indurated tissue.
Synonym(s): sclerosis (1) . [L. induratio]induration 1. Abnormal hardness of tissue as a result of a disease process or injury. 2. Hardening of tissue. IndurationAn abnormally hard spot or area on the skin. The tuberculin skin test produces an induration at the test site in persons who have been exposed to TB.Mentioned in: Tuberculin Skin Testin·du·ra·tion (indūr-āshŭn) 1. Process of becoming extremely firm or hard, or having such physical features. 2. A focus or region of indurated tissue.
Synonym(s): sclerosis (1) . [L. induratio]induration
Synonyms for indurationnoun any pathological hardening or thickening of tissueSynonymsRelated Words- disseminated multiple sclerosis
- disseminated sclerosis
- MS
- multiple sclerosis
- ALS
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Lou Gehrig's disease
- arteriolosclerosis
- arterial sclerosis
- arteriosclerosis
- coronary-artery disease
- hardening of the arteries
- induration of the arteries
- osteosclerosis
- pathology
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