hardening
(hard′ĕn-ing, ′ning)
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1. Rendering a pathological or histological specimen firm or compact, for making thin sections for microscopic study.
2. The development of increased resistance to extremes of environmental temperature.
SEE: acclimation
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Hardening." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750650/all/hardening.
Hardening. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750650/all/hardening. Accessed November 13, 2024.
Hardening. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750650/all/hardening
Hardening [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 13]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750650/all/hardening.
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