keratinizationn.
/ˌkɛrətɪnʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌkɛrətn̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌkɛrəˌtɪnᵻˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌkɛrətnˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The change to a more horny texture of the cells of the epidermis, as they are pressed out by the growth of younger cells beneath.
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keratinization1887
1887 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
1891 W. A. Jamieson Dis. Skin (ed. 3) i. 4 Unna regards it as connected with keratinization.
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2. Pharmacology. The coating of pills with a horny substance, so that they may pass through the stomach without being dissolved, and act directly on the intestines ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1887).
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