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单词 keratinize
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Definition of keratinize in English:

keratinize

(British keratinise)
verb kəˈratɪnʌɪzˈkɛrətɪnʌɪzˈkerətnˌīz
Biology
  • Change or become changed into a form containing keratin.

    with object the products of the epidermal line are ultimately keratinized
    no object the cells keratinize under oestrogenic action
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The stratum corneum, the top layer, is composed of dead keratinized cells.
    • Amphibian skin thus appears to have limited options for waterproofing, because it is thin, poorly keratinized, and therefore supple.
    • Tumors that arise distally below the dentate line are typically keratinizing squamous cell cancers.
    • Earliest changes in the hair follicle occur when the follicular canal becomes blocked with abnormally keratinized desquamating cells.
    • When oestrogen levels are high the epithelial cells become keratinized or cornified, an effect reversed by progesterone.

Derivatives

  • keratinization

  • noun kɛrətɪnʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nkɛˌratɪnʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
    Biology
    • Occasionally, the reactive keratinocytes may show individual keratinization and nonatypical mitosis.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Prolonged lack of vitamin A leads to deterioration of the eye tissue through progressive keratinization of the cornea, a condition known as xerophthalmia.
      • Two of the subjects had keratinization of the palms, and one had keratinization of the feet.
      • Feathers are all constructed from the same protein set and undergo the same biochemical transformations, such as filamentation and keratinization.
      • Neoplastic cells may be oval, polyhedral, spindle-shaped, or giant, although in an undifferentiated carcinoma they present as small cells without keratinization.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek keratinos 'horny' + -ize.

 
 

Definition of keratinize in US English:

keratinize

(British keratinise)
verbˈkerətnˌīz
Biology
  • Change or become changed into a form containing keratin.

    with object the products of the epidermal line are ultimately keratinized
    no object the cells keratinize under estrogenic action
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Amphibian skin thus appears to have limited options for waterproofing, because it is thin, poorly keratinized, and therefore supple.
    • The stratum corneum, the top layer, is composed of dead keratinized cells.
    • Tumors that arise distally below the dentate line are typically keratinizing squamous cell cancers.
    • When oestrogen levels are high the epithelial cells become keratinized or cornified, an effect reversed by progesterone.
    • Earliest changes in the hair follicle occur when the follicular canal becomes blocked with abnormally keratinized desquamating cells.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek keratinos ‘horny’ + -ize.

 
 
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