| indurated | An excessive hardening or firmness of any body site. One of the signs of inflammation. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| induration | 1. The quality of being hard, the process of hardening. 2. <dermatology> An abnormally hard spot or place, particularly of the skin. Origin: L. Induratio (18 Nov 1997) |
| indurative | Pertaining to, causing, or characterised by induration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indusial | Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects. <geology> Indusial limestone, a fresh water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvae of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities. See: Indusium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| indusiated | <botany> Furnished with an indusium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| indusium | <botany> Tissue covering the sorus of a fern. (09 Oct 1997) |
| indusium griseum | A thin layer of gray matter on the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum in which the medial and lateral longitudinal stria lie embedded. The indusium griseum is a rudimentary component of the hippocampus, continuous caudally around the splenium of the corpus callosum with the fasciolar gyrus, a slender convolution in turn continuous with the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus; rostrally the indusium griseum curves around the genu and rostrum of corpus callosum and extends ventralward to the olfactory trigone as the tenia tecta or rudimentum hippocampi, hidden in the depth of the posterior parolfactory sulcus that marks the anterior border of the subcallosal gyrus or precommissural septum. Synonym: supracallosal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| industrial deafness | Synonym: acoustic trauma deafness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| industrial disease | A morbid condition resulting from exposure to an agent discharged by a commercial enterprise into the environment. Compare: occupational disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| industrial hygiene | Practices adopted by an industrial concern to minimise occupation-related disease and/or injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| industrial microbiology | The study, utilization, and manipulation of those microorganisms capable of economically producing desirable substances or changes in substances, and the control of undesirable microorganisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| industrial oils | Oils which are used in industrial or commercial applications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| industrial psychiatry | The application of the principles of psychiatry to problems in business and industry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| industrial psychology | The application of the principles of psychology to problems in business and industry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| industrial waste | Worthless, damaged, defective, superfluous or effluent material from industrial operations. It represents an ecological problem and health hazard. (12 Dec 1998) |