induration

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noun

any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
• Syn:
sclerosis
• Derivationally related forms:
indurate, sclerotic (for: sclerosis)
• Hypernyms:
pathology
• Hyponyms:
multiple sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, arteriolosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, hardening of the arteries,
induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease, osteosclerosis