角かく化か

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

keratinization; cornification

Medical term for the process by which epithelial cells produce keratin and become horny or cornified.

• 皮ひ膚ふの角かく化かが進すすむと、硬かたくなる。

  As keratinization of the skin progresses, it becomes hard.

• この疾しっ患かんでは、粘ねん膜まくの角かく化かが見みられる。

  In this disease, cornification of the mucous membrane is observed.