hyalinize

English

Alternative forms

• hyalinise (UK)

Etymology

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