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thickened

Definitions of thickened
  1. adjective
    made or having become thick
    thickened bronchial arteries”
    synonyms:
    thick
    not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
  2. adjective
    made thick in consistency
    “flour-thickened gravy”
    “dust-thickened saliva”
    synonyms:
    thick
    relatively dense in consistency
  3. adjective
    having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
    synonyms: callous, calloused, callused
    tough, toughened
    physically toughened
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