cor·ni·fi·ca·tion 
(kôr′nə-fĭ-kāshən)
(kôr′nə-fĭ-kāshən)n.
The process by which squamous epithelial cells in vertebrate animals develop into tough protective layers or structures such as hair, hooves, and the outer layer of skin; the final stage of keratinization.
[Latin cornū, horn; see ker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -FICATION.]
- Indo-European root: gheu(ə)-
- Indo-European root: ghos-ti-
- Indo-European root: ghrebh-
- Indo-European root: ghrebh-
- Indo-European root: ghredh-
- Indo-European root: ghrendh-
- Indo-European root: ghrē-
- Indo-European root: ghrēi-
- Indo-European root: ghwer-
- Indo-European root: ghwībh-
- Indo-European root: ghē-
- Indo-European root: gleubh-
- Indo-European root: gnō-
- Indo-European root: gr̥ə-no-
- Indo-European root: gwei-
- Indo-European root: gwelə-
- Indo-European root: gwen-
- Indo-European root: gwerə-
- Indo-European root: gwerə-
- Indo-European root: gwet-
- Indo-European root: gwhedh-
- Indo-European root: gwhen-
- Indo-European root: gwher-
- Indo-European root: gwhren-
- Indo-European root: gwhrē-