INDURATION

induration

Noun

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


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