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keratogenous

American  
[ker-uh-toj-uh-nuhs] / ˌkɛr əˈtɒdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

  1. producing horn or a horny substance.


keratogenous British  
/ ˌkɛrəˈtɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. developing or causing the growth of horny tissue

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of keratogenous

First recorded in 1885–90; kerato- + -genous

Example Sentences

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Posteriorly the cavity is bounded by the front of the os pedis, and is lined by a thin growth of horn secreted by the keratogenous membrane covering the bone.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

In cases of great severity the gangrene of the keratogenous membrane spreads until the deeper structures are involved.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

For purposes of description the keratogenous membrane is divided into three regions: 1.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Into this, which, of course, is but a form of sand-crack, gravel and dirt penetrate, and so set up inflammatory changes in the keratogenous membrane.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

The superficial layer of the keratogenous membrane in which we have judged the disease to exist is, after all, but a delicate structure.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

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