induration
- noun
- /ˌɪndʒʊˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
induración
- Patients were then asked to return for a second consultation at which the TST result would be read and chest radiography performed for those with a positive TST result (i.e., induration diameter at least 10 mm).
- swelling and induration
- erythema and induration
- induration extended
Examples
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Fever subsided within a day of this, and erythema and induration around the BCG scar disappeared in another 24 hours.
Academic text (2007) -
Local reactions specifically noted included erythema, tenderness, induration, warmth, subcutaneous nodules, and axillary adenopathy.
Academic text (2000) -
A reaction was considered positive if there was a skin induration area of more than 2 mm.
Academic text (1994) -
We don't measure the redness, it's the induration, it's the swelling.
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Redness around his BCG scar, along with induration, was noticed on the fifth day of the illness.
Academic text (2007) -
While maintaining good volume over time, the implants did not exhibit unnatural induration or nodularity to palpation.
Academic text (2012) -
In contrast to the allergic manifestations, the incidence of local reactions (erythema, induration, warmth, or pain) decreased with subsequent doses.
Academic text (2000) -
She exhibited significant bilateral anterior and posterior cervical adenopathy with moderate bilateral induration.
Academic text (1995) -
The doctor noted that the patient's arm had significant induration around the injection site, indicating a possible allergic reaction.
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After the inflammation subsided, the induration in the affected tissue remained, suggesting chronic damage from the infection.
Synonyms
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8.3
A change in body tissue that makes it harder or less flexible
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7.5
A medical problem when body tissue becomes thick and less flexible
Tissue in plants and animals becomes hard, often from disease or long-lasting swelling
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Walls of the main blood vessels become thick and hard, making blood flow harder
How Firm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Induration comes from the parts in- meaning 'in' and dur meaning 'hard' or 'to last', the same root you see in durable and endure. So an induration is when tissue becomes 'hard' or firm, often because of inflammation or disease.