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keratinization (cornification) The process in which the cytoplasm of the outermost cells of the mammalian epidermis is replaced by keratin . Keratinization occurs in the stratum corneum , feathers, hair, claws, nails, hooves, and horns. ...
January 1, 2004; A Dictionary of Biology

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