Associations to the word «Induration»

Wiktionary

INDURATION, noun. Hardness.
INDURATION, noun. Process of becoming hard.
INDURATION, noun. (medical) Hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
INDURATION, noun. (medical) An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction. Most often this term is used to describe dermatologic findings.

Dictionary definition

INDURATION, noun. Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue.

Wise words

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John Locke