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cornification

[ kawr-nuh-fi-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɔr nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun Biology.

the formation of a horny layer of skin, or horny skin structures, as hair, nails, or scales, from squamous epithelial cells.

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Origin of cornification

First recorded in 1835–45; corn2 + -i- + -fication

Words nearby cornification

Cornichon, cornicle, corniculate, corniculate cartilage, corniculum, cornification, cornify, Corniglia, Corning, Cornish, Cornishman
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Example sentences from the Web for cornification

  • Nails arise in the interior of the epidermis by the thickening and cornification of the stratum lucidum.

    The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

Medical definitions for cornification

cornification
[ kôr′nə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

keratinization
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