单词 | induration |
释义 | induration —indurative, adj. /in'doo ray"sheuhn, -dyoo-/, n. 1. the act of indurating. 2. the state of being indurated. 3. Geol. a. lithification. b. hardening of rock by heat or pressure. 4. Pathol. a. a hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration. b. an area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction. [1350-1400; ME < LL induration- (s. of induratio) a hardening. See INDURATE, -ION] |
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