Erythema vs. Induration

Erythemanoun

Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.

Erythemanoun

Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation

Erythemanoun

A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.

Erythemanoun

abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)

Erythema

Erythema (from the Greek erythros, meaning red) is redness of the skin or mucous membranes, caused by hyperemia (increased blood flow) in superficial capillaries. It occurs with any skin injury, infection, or inflammation.

Indurationnoun

Hardness.

Indurationnoun

Process of becoming hard.

Indurationnoun

(medical) Hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.

Indurationnoun

(medical) An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction. Most often this term is used to describe dermatologic findings.

Indurationnoun

(geology) The quality of non-friability; the extent to which a rock does not crumble; rock strength.

Indurationnoun

(geology) The process of the strengthening of rocks by heating, compaction or cementation, or a combination thereof.

Indurationnoun

The act of hardening, or the process of growing hard.

Indurationnoun

State of being indurated, or of having become hard.

Indurationnoun

Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.; obduracy; stiffness; lack of pliancy or feeling.

Indurationnoun

any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue