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induration /in·du·ra·tion/ (in″du-ra´shun)
1. sclerosis or hardening. 2. hardness. 3. an abnormally hard spot or place.in´durative black induration hardening and pigmentation of lung tissue in coal workers' pneumoconiosis. brown induration 1. a deposit of altered blood pigment in the lung. 2. increase of pulmonary connective tissue, dark colored due to anthracosis or chronic congestion from valvular heart disease. cyanotic induration hardening of the kidney from chronic venous congestion. granular induration cirrhosis. gray induration induration of lung tissue in or after pneumonia, without the pigmentation of brown induration. penile induration Peyronie's disease. red induration red, congested lung tissue seen in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
induration [in″du-ra´shun] 1. the quality of being hard. 3. an abnormally hard spot or place. adj., adj indura´tive. black induration the hardening and pigmentation of the lung tissue seen in coal workers' pneumoconiosis. brown induration 1. a deposit of altered blood pigment in the lung in pneumonia. 2. increase of the pulmonary connective tissue and excessive pigmentation, due to chronic congestion from valvular heart disease, or to anthracosis. See also gray induration. cyanotic induration hardening of an organ from chronic venous congestion. granular induration cirrhosis. gray induration induration of lung tissue in or after pneumonia, without the pigmentation seen in brown induration. red induration red, congested lung tissue seen in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
induration the quality of being hard; the process of hardening; an abnormally hard spot or place. black induration the hardening and pigmentation of the lung tissue, as in pneumonia. brown induration 1. a deposit of altered blood pigment in the lung in pneumonia. 2. an increase of the pulmonary connective tissue and excessive pigmentation, due to chronic congestion from valvular heart disease, or to anthracosis. cyanotic induration hardening of an organ from chronic venous congestion. granular induration cirrhosis. gray induration induration of lung tissue in or after pneumonia, without pigmentation. red induration interstitial pneumonia in which the lung is red and congested. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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