Medical Dictionary
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>
Variants of KERATINIZE
ke·ra·ti·nize or British ke·ra·ti·nise \ˈker-ət-ə-ˌnīz, kə-ˈrat-ən-ˌīz\
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