SYN: keratinization. [L. cornu, horn, + facio, to make]
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cor·ni·fi·ca·tion .kȯr-nə-fə-'kā-shən n
1) conversion into horn or a horny substance or tissue
2) the histological and cytological changes that occur in the vaginal epithelium esp. of a rodent in response to stimulation by an estrogen and that have been used as a bioassay for estrogenicity of chemicals (as pesticides) in the environment
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cor·ni·fi·ca·tion (kor″nĭ-fĭ-kaґshən) [cornu + L. facere to make] 1. conversion into horn. 2. keratinization. 3. conversion of epithelium to the stratified squamous type.Medical dictionary. 2011.