hardening
3
7.5
- noun
- /ˈhɑrdənɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
esclerosis
- Mother told me he died of hardening of the arteries.
- hardening of arteries
- hardening of tissue
- hardening of the heart
Examples
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High ranges of LDL contribute to the formation of plaques around the arterial walls, eventually leading to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).
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Theodor Herzl passed away as a result of cardiac sclerosis, a literal hardening of the heart.
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There are some who say that the old bank is suffering from hardening of the arteries... ...and of the heart.
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Of course, I have hardening of the arteries, but how could that bother me?
Academic text (1999) -
...inflammation and hardening of the liver.
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So it can be life threatening and it can also accelerate the hardening of arteries and diabetes.
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Most cases of love at first sight are usually mistaken impulses that accompany high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries.
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Moran commented that, "I doubt whether he is fit for his job here," noting that he "has all the symptoms of hardening of the arteries of the brain in an advanced stage."
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Hardening of the arteries can occur in people who don't have enough B-12 and omega-3s.
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Studies have shown that meditation can reduce hardening of the arteries, especially in African Americans with high blood pressure.
Synonyms
27
8.3
A change in body tissue that makes it harder or less flexible
4
4.6
The process or result of something becoming more dense
3
7.1
A build-up of calcium in body tissue that makes it hard
1
4.9
Something becomes hard and less flexible, for example in joints or fabric
1
8.8
The process of bone forming in the body
A hard area under the skin that forms after infection or injury
Tissue in plants and animals becomes hard, often from disease or long-lasting swelling
Abnormal hardening of bone that makes it denser
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.6
The walls of blood vessels become thick and hard, causing less blood to flow
How Hard
- Specialized
3
7.1
- Specialized
27
8.3
- Specialized
3
7.5
- Specialized
20
7.0
4
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hardening uses the same parts hard ('firm') and -en ('to make'), so it can mean body tissue becoming firm or thick after injury or disease. That is why doctors speak of a 'hardening' of an organ when it becomes less soft and less able to work.