hyalinize

English

Alternative forms

• hyalinise (UK)

Etymology

From hyalin(e) +‎ -ize.

Verb

hyalinize (third-person singular simple present hyalinizes, present participle hyalinizing, simple past and past participle hyalinized)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become hyaline.
   • 2005, Rae Langford, June D. Thompson, Mosby's Handbook of Diseases (page 683)

     Tumor growth often outstrips blood supply, causing the tumor to hyalinize. The hyaline tissue may then liquefy and calcify.

Related terms

• hyalinization