Induration
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Hardness, or the process of becoming hard. (a) Hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration, or (b) An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction. Most often this term is used to describe dermatologic findings.
Sclerosis
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.