keratinize

verb ke·ra·ti·nize

ke·ra·ti·nized or British ke·ra·ti·nisedke·ra·ti·niz·ing or British ke·ra·ti·nis·ing

Medical Definition of KERATINIZE

transitive verb

: to make keratinous <tissues keratinized by friction>

intransitive verb

: to become keratinous or converted into keratin <a keratinizing scar>

ke·ra·ti·nize or British ke·ra·ti·nise \ˈker-ət-ə-ˌnīz, kə-ˈrat-^ən-ˌīz\

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