CYANOTIC INDURATION
\sˌa͡ɪɐnˈɒtɪk ɪndjʊ͡əɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˌaɪɐnˈɒtɪk ɪndjʊəɹˈeɪʃən], \s_ˌaɪ__ɐ_n_ˈɒ_t_ɪ_k ɪ_n_d_j_ʊə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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An induration resulting from long continued venous hyperemia, the pressure on the vessels causing transudation of blood and serum and the formation of a dark, hard mass. In the liver, spleen, etc., it leads to the absorption of more or less of the parenchyma and to the formation of new connective tissue.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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