cornify

English

Etymology

From corn +‎ -ify, from Latin cornu (“horn”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔː.nɪ.faɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹ.nɪ.faɪ/

Verb

cornify (third-person singular simple present cornifies, present participle cornifying, simple past and past participle cornified)

(chiefly medicine) To convert or be converted into horn or a similar substance
- 1985, Moschella & Hurley, Dermatology‎^[1], 2nd edition, volume 1, page 51:
  No longer in contact with an inner root sheath, the isthmus epithelium cornifies without a granular zone, and the thin cornified layer is composed of compactly arranged cornified cells.

Derived terms

cornification