Meanings
verbhyalinize (third-person singular simple present hyalinizes, present participle hyalinizing, simple past and past participle hyalinized)
present singular third person hyalinizes · participle present hyalinizing · participle past hyalinized · past hyalinized · alternative hyalinise
- ambitransitiveTo make or become hyaline.
Tumor growth often outstrips blood supply, causing the tumor to hyalinize. The hyaline tissue may then liquefy and calcify.
2005, Rae Langford, June D. Thompson, Mosby's Handbook of Diseases (page 683)
Origin
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hyalinize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyalinize
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“hyalinize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyalinize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyalinize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyalinize.
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