— indurative , adj.
/in'doo ray"sheuhn, -dyoo-/ , n.
1. the act of indurating.
2. the state of being indurated.
3. Geol.
a. lithification.
b. hardening of rock by heat or pressure.
4. Pathol.
a. a hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
b. an area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction.
[ 1350-1400; ME induration- (s. of induratio ) a hardening. See INDURATE, -ION ]