The combination of several actions into one.
A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.
The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated
A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions.
An instance or process of loss of strength.