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

In the initial stage there is a localised induration in the palm opposite the metacarpo-phalangeal joint, and the skin over it is puckered and closely adherent to the underlying fascia.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The edges are shreddy, sinuous in outline, and there is little or no induration.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Its primary symptoms are, a simple ulcer without induration, without elevated edges, and without phagedena.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

It was attempted to relieve this induration by emollient fomentations.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby

Where any appearance of hardness is detected, the place should be kneaded between the finger and thumb; for pains should be taken to remove the coagulated milk, which is generally the cause of the induration.

From The Dog by Dinks