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hyperkeratinization

hyperkeratinization noun: a disorder of the cells lining the inside of a hair follicle, where the normal desquamation process is interrupted by an excess of keratin, causing dead skin cells to bond together and cause blockage.

Noun

hyperkeratinization (countable and uncountable, plural hyperkeratinizations)

  1. A disorder of the cells lining the inside of a hair follicle, where the normal desquamation process is interrupted by an excess of keratin, causing dead skin cells to bond together and cause blockage.

Forms of hyperkeratinization

pluralhyperkeratinizations

Origin of hyperkeratinization

From hyper- + keratinization.

Questions about hyperkeratinization

What does hyperkeratinization mean?
Hyperkeratinization means a disorder of the cells lining the inside of a hair follicle, where the normal desquamation process is interrupted by an excess of keratin, causing dead skin cells to bond together and cause blockage.
What part of speech is hyperkeratinization?
Hyperkeratinization is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperkeratinization?
The plural of hyperkeratinization is hyperkeratinizations.

Words near hyperkeratinization in the dictionary

  1. hyperkeratinisations
  2. hyperkeratinise
  3. hyperkeratinised
  4. hyperkeratinises
  5. hyperkeratinising
  6. hyperkeratinization
  7. hyperkeratinizations
  8. hyperkeratinize
  9. hyperkeratinized
  10. hyperkeratoses
  11. hyperkeratosis

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