thickening
31external thickening — see buttress …
32ventral thickening — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In soft scales, two sclerotic, dorsal, internal processes that support the anal plates …
33primary thickening meristem — Diffuse primary meristem which decreases in cross sectional extent (i.e. becomes a thinner walled cylinder) in a basipetal direction (DeMason, 1983) …
34shear thickening — /ʃɪə ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ (say shiuh thikuhning) noun an increase in the viscosity of a fluid which undergoes shear (def. 16b) …
35secondary thickening — Deposition of secondary cell wall materials which result in an increase in thickness in stems and roots …
36secondary thickening — …
37hyperkeratosis — Thickening of the horny layer of the epidermis or mucous membrane. SEE ALSO: keratoderma, keratosis. SYN: hyperkeratinization. h. congenita SYN: ichthyosis vulgaris. diffuse h. of palms and soles an …
38scleroderma — Thickening and induration of the skin caused by new collagen formation, with atrophy of pilosebaceous follicles; either a manifestation of progressive systemic sclerosis or localized (morphea) …
39Osteopetrosis — Thickening of the bones which become abnormally dense due an inherited defect in bone resorption the process in which old bone is broken down and removed so that new bone can be added to the skeleton. Osteoclasts are the cells responsible for… …
40craniosclerosis — Thickening of the skull. [cranio + G. skleros, hard, + osis, condition] * * * cra·nio·scle·ro·sis (kra″ne o sklə roґsis) [cranio + sclerosis] thickening of the bones of the skull …