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THICKENING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of thickening
Synonyms:
inspissation; thickening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("thickening" is a kind of...):
condensation; condensing (the act of increasing the density of something)
Derivation:
thicken (make thick or thicker)
thicken (make viscous or dense)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any thickened enlargement
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("thickening" is a kind of...):
convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any material used to thicken
Example:
starch is used in cooking as a thickening
Synonyms:
thickener; thickening
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thickening" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Accumulating and becoming more intense
Example:
the thickening dusk
Synonyms:
deepening; thickening
Classified under:
Similar:
intensifying (increasing in strength or intensity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Becoming more intricate or complex
Example:
a thickening plot
Classified under:
Similar:
complex (complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb thicken
Context examples:
A group of autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked inherited or acquired disorders characterized by the thickening of the palms and soles due to hyperkeratosis.
(Palmoplantar Keratoderma, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of hyperplasia that is characterized by variable thickening of the urinary tract epithelium and a slight papillary growth.
(Papillary Urothelial Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
Examples include thickening, thinning, deformity, and separation from the nail bed.
(Nail Changes, NCI Thesaurus)
It is histologically characterized by deposits in the glomerular capillary wall between the epithelial cell and the basement membrane and a thickening of the membrane.
(Membranous Glomerulonephritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A very rare bone disorder characterized by thickening of the cortex in a linear pattern.
(Melorheostosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Chronic glomerulonephritis characterized histologically by proliferation of mesangial cells, increase in the mesangial matrix, and a thickening of the glomerular capillary walls.
(Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A rare congenital disorder characterized by thickening or expansion of the bones.
(Congenital Cortical Hyperostosis, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by hyperkeratosis in the palms and soles resulting in abnormal thickening of the skin in these areas.
(Epidermolytic Palmoplantar Keratoderma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by thickening of the bones, particularly the long bones of the extremities.
(Camurati-Engelmann Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
The thickening of the wall of the small arteries and arterioles.
(Arteriolosclerosis, NCI Thesaurus)
