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Induration
Meaning
Noun
●
Hardness.
●
Process of becoming hard.
●
In Medicine:
Hardening of an area of the body as a
reaction
to
inflammation
,
hyperemia
, or
neoplastic
infiltration.
●
In Medicine:
An area or part of the body that has
undergone
such a
reaction
. Most often this
term
is used to
describe
dermatologic
findings.
●
In Geology:
The quality of non-friability; the
extent
to which a
rock
does not
crumble
;
rock
strength.
●
In Geology:
The process of the
strengthening
of
rocks
by
heating
,
compaction
or
cementation
, or a
combination
thereof.
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