hyalinization

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

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of hyalinization

First recorded in 1915–20; hyalinize + -ation

Words nearby hyalinization

hyaline cartilage, hyaline degeneration, hyaline membrane, hyaline membrane disease, hyaline tubercle, hyalinization, hyalinize, hyalinosis, hyalinuria, hyalite, hyalitis

Medical definitions for hyalinization

hyalinization
[ hī′ə-lĭn′ĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The formation of hyalin.

Other words from hyalinization

hy′a•lin•ized (hī′ə-lə-nīzd′) adj.