1. The process or result of becoming hard or hardened; the state of being indurated.
Usage: Usually used in medical, geological, or technical contexts.
2. A hardened or abnormally hard area of tissue or material.
Usage: Medical term; often refers to pathological hardening of tissue.

Examples

• The indurations in the soil made it difficult to dig.
• The doctor noted several indurations in the patient's tissue during examination.
• Repeated exposure to heat caused indurations in the metal.
• Geological indurations can form over thousands of years.
• The indurations of the scar tissue gradually decreased with treatment.