induration

American  

[in-doo-rey-shuhn, -dyoo-] / ˌɪn dʊˈreɪ ʃən, -dyʊ- /

noun

1. the act of indurating.

2. the state of being indurated.

3. Geology.

   1. lithification.

   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 Word Forms

• indurative adjective
• nonindurative adjective
• unindurative adjective

Etymology

Origin of induration

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

Example Sentences

He thought he had got very hard indeed, and was even willing to invite a knock or two, to test his induration.

From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice

After eight days the storm calmed down, and it was remarkable to witness the steady decrease of the induration in the cervical glands and mamma.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

The result of treatment with chloride of gold was, that in proportion to the decrease of the induration there was an increase in the consistency of the softened posterior wall.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

The induration of exposure and the tightening lines of hunger sharpened and marred a countenance which a happier fortune would have kept even comely.

From Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks by Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison)

This is especially valuable when the disease is protracted and induration threatens.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry