hyalinization

[ hahy-uh-luh-nuh-zey-shuhn ]

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

Origin of hyalinization

1
First recorded in 1915–20; hyalinize + -ation

Words Nearby hyalinization

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