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hyalinization

[hahy-uh-luh-nuh-zey-shuh n] /ˌhaɪ ə lə nəˈzeɪ ʃən/

Word Origin

noun, Pathology.

1.

a condition in which normal tissue deteriorates into a homogeneous, translucent material.

Origin of hyalinization

1915-1920

First recorded in 1915-20; hyalinize + -ation

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hyalinization in Medicine

hyalinization hy·a·lin·i·za·tion (hī'ə-lĭn'ĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The formation of hyalin.

hy'a·lin·ized (hī'ə-lə-nīzd') adj.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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