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abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
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| hardening of the arteries |
arteriosclerosis: sclerosis of the arterial walls
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| hardening of the arteries |
Atherosclerosis is a disease of arterial blood vessels. Veins are not involved unless surgically moved to function as an artery. Atherosclerosis is commonly referred to as a "hardening of blood vessels", but this is an over-simplification. Vascular lesions known as atheromatous plaques or atheromata (singular: atheroma) are formed in the vessel wall, and in late stages may reduce or restrict blood flow in the lumen. ...
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| hardening |
the formation of martensite resulting from the heating and quenching of certain iron-base alloys.
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| hardening |
Setting of concrete or mortar. May continue for months or years.
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