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to hyalinize

to hyalinize

9.9
To become glassy and partly see-through in parts of the body
  • verb
  • /haɪəˌlɪnaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hialinizar
  • The tissue sample began to hyalinize under the microscope, appearing more transparent and glassy.

Examples

  • As the cells died, they hyalinized, losing their normal color and becoming clear.

  • In the study, researchers noted that the inflammation caused the surrounding tissues to hyalinize over time.

  • Focally, the stroma condensed to become more fibrotic and occasionally was hyalinized.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

to glass
vsto hyalinize
1 7.2

To become smooth and shiny, like a clear window

is used mainly for biological tissue becoming translucent rather than general surfaces

Surface Forms

hyalinize infinitive
hyalinized past
hyalinized past participle
hyalinizing present participle
hyalinizes third person singular

Morphology

hyalinize = hyaline (transparent) = hyalin + ize

Formed by regular suffixation of the adjective 'hyaline' with '-ize', meaning 'to make or become hyaline' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Hyalinize comes from the root hyal-, meaning 'glass' or 'clear', and you can see the same idea in the word hyaline. So, to hyalinize is to make tissue or cells look 'glassy' or see-through, which explains its use when biological material becomes translucent under a microscope.