thickening (verb)

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• thicken — verb (thickened; thickening) Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to become dense < the mist thickened > b. to become concentrated in numbers, mass, or frequency 2. to grow blurred or obscure 3. to grow broader or bulkier …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Chronic tamponade — A situation in which a chronic excess of fluid inside the pericardial sac and thickening of the pericardial sac progressively compress the heart and impair its performance. The excess fluid in the pericardial sac acts to constrict the heart. The… …   Medical dictionary

• cal|lus — «KAL uhs», noun, plural lus|es, verb. –n. Also, callosity. 1. a hard, thickened place on the skin. 2. a new growth to unite the ends of a broken bone. 3. a) a substance that grows over the wounds of plants. b) the thickening of the sub …   Useful english dictionary

• pad — I. verb (padded; padding) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch paden to follow a path, from pad path Date: 1553 transitive verb to traverse on foot intransitive verb to go on foot ; walk; especially to walk with or as if with padded feet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• callus — I. noun Etymology: Latin Date: 1563 1. a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark 2. a mass of exudate and connective tissue that forms around a break in a bone and is converted into bone in healing 3. soft tissue that forms over a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Posset — url= http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/40980 popup.html title= Posset Pot work=Metalwork accessdate= 2007 12 09] Victoria and Albert Museum, London] A posset is a hot milk drink, popular in the Middle Ages for its supposed medicinal properties.… …   Wikipedia

• Spells in Harry Potter — occur in the wizarding world of the series of books by author J. K. Rowling. Magic spells are used by many of the characters to achieve useful effects without the benefit of modern technology. The main depiction of a spell in the Harry Potter… …   Wikipedia

• Speech-Language Pathology in School Settings — Speech language pathology is a fast growing profession that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, offers about 96,000 jobs in the United States alone. It relates to many educational disciplines such as communication sciences, linguistics …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …   Wikipedia

• full|er — full|er1 «FUL uhr», noun. a person whose work is cleaning and thickening cloth. ╂[Old English fullere < Latin fullō] full|er2 «FUL uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a tool for grooving and spreading iron, used in blacksmithing, etc. 2. a groove made by …   Useful english dictionary

• corn — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German & Old Norse korn grain, Latin granum Date: before 12th century 1. chiefly dialect a small hard particle ; grain 2. a small hard seed 3. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary