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Definition of Keratinous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Keratinous
1. 1. Relating to keratin. Synonym: horny. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Keratinous
Literary usage of Keratinous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Therapeutic Gazette (1886)
"I have, moreover, shown that lanolin is nearly always present in keratinous tissue.
On the other hand, Ranvier has discovered in the skin microscopical ..."
2. Transactions of the Pathological Society of London by Pathological Society of London (1894)
"Even then, however, they do not develop into the so-called " prickle cells" common
in epithelioma, nor do they undergo any keratinous change as a rule. ..."
3. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley (1892)
"Liebreich, writing of lanolin, says :—" My researches have led me to believe that
lanolin is always present wherever keratinous tissue is formed. ..."
4. St. Thomas's Hospital Gazette by England St. Thomas's Hospital (London, St. Thomas's Hospital (London, England). (1898)
"... as to set free the proteid solution from the meshes of the insoluble keratinous
material, which in the egg encloses it in a system of reticular pockets. ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"... but keratinous. The upper part is encrusted with lime. The results of the
Austrian deep sea expeditions of 1890-4 show, according to Dr. R. Sturany,8 ..."
6. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"This enzyme action is probably facilitated by the chem. action of lime which
softens but has very little solvent effect. If the keratinous matters yield any ..."
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