KERATINIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does keratinize mean? 

• KERATINIZE (verb)
  The verb KERATINIZE has 2 senses:

1. convert into keratin

2. become horny and impregnated with keratin

  Familiarity information: KERATINIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KERATINIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they keratinize    ... he / she / it keratinizes   
Past simple: keratinized   
Past participle: keratinized   
-ing form: keratinizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert into keratin

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

keratinise; keratinize

Hypernyms (to "keratinize" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Verb group:

keratinise; keratinize (become horny and impregnated with keratin)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become horny and impregnated with keratin

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

keratinise; keratinize

Hypernyms (to "keratinize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

keratinise; keratinize (convert into keratin)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

keratinization (organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair))

 Context examples 

A lung carcinoma characterized by the presence of malignant non-keratinizing squamoid cells, mucin-producing cells and intermediate type cells.

(Lung Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, keratinizing or non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma arising from the mucosal epithelium of the nasal cavity or the paranasal sinuses.

(Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples of malignant neoplasms include keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma and nonkeratinizing carcinoma.

(Nasopharyngeal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-keratinizing carcinoma arising from the oropharynx.

(Oropharyngeal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An in situ or invasive keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma component is always present.

(Laryngeal Basaloid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the proliferation of keratinizing squamous epithelium and the formation of keratin sheets.

(Maxillary Sinus Cholesteatoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The keratinized outer portion of the foot of a horse.

(Hoof Wall, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic keratinizing mass with stratified squamous epithelium, frequently occurring in the meninges, central nervous system, bones of the skull, and most commonly in the middle ear and mastoid region.

(Cholesteatoma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A pathologic process characterized by the proliferation of keratinizing squamous epithelium resulting in the accumulation of keratin and cells in the middle ear and/or mastoid.

(Cholesteatoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The paw contains claws or nails and pads composed of a thick keratinized dermis covering collagenous adipose tissue.

(Paw, NCI Thesaurus)