cornification

ˌkɔrnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of cornification - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

dermatology

TECH.

hardening of the skin due to pressure or friction

TECH.

The cornification of his hands was due to manual labor.

keratinization

biology

TECH.

conversion into horn-like structures in tissues

TECH.

Cornification occurs in the outer layer of the skin.

keratinization

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Origin of cornification

Latin, cornu (horn) + facere (to make)

Examples of cornification in a sentence

The cornification process was evident in the calloused skin.
Cornification is essential in nail formation.
The process of cornification strengthens the epidermis.

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French:cornification, ...
German:Verhornung, Kornifikation, ...
Italian:cornificazione, ...
Spanish:cornificación, ...
Portuguese:cornificação, ...
Chinese:角化, 角质化, ...
Japanese:角化, ...
Arabic:تَقَرُّن, تكون القرنية, ...
Hebrew:הִתְקַשּׁוּת הָעוֹר, קֶרָטִינִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:ороговение, роговение, ...
Ukrainian:затвердіння, кератинізація, ...
Hindi:त्वचा का सख्त होना, सींगीयकरण, ...
Bengali:শক্তকরণ, ...
Catalan:queratinització, cornificació, ...
Czech:rohovatění, keratinizace, ...
Danish:forhorning, hornificering, ...
Dutch:verhoorning, cornificatie, ...
Greek:κερατινοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:elszarusodás, szaruképződés, ...
Khmer:ការឡើងស្បែករឹង, ការក្លាយជាស្រទាប់កេរ៉ាទីន, ...
Korean:각질화, ...
Persian:سخت‌شدگی, شاخی‌شدن, ...
Polish:rogowacenie, keratynizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):calosidade, cornificação, ...
Romanian:cornificare, transformare în structuri cornificate, ...
Swedish:förhårdnad, förhorning, ...
Thai:การแข็งตัวของผิวหนัง, การเกิดข้าวโพด, ...
Turkish:sertleşme, ...
Vietnamese:sự cứng da, sự sừng hóa, ...

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