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cornification

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cornification /cor·ni·fi·ca·tion/ (kor″nĭ-fĭ-ka´shun)
1. keratinization.
2. conversion of epithelium to the stratified squamous type.
cor·ni·fi·ca·tion (kôrn-f-kshn)
n.
See keratinization.
cornification
[kôr′nifikā′shən]
the conversion of cells into the horny layer of the skin. Also called keratinization. cornify, v.
cornification (kor´nifikā´shn),
n the conversion of epithelium to a hornlike substance.
Keratinization is a more specific term. See also keratin.
cornification
1. conversion into keratin, or horn.
2. conversion of epithelium to the stratified squamous type.


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