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organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)

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  1. n. organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
  2. n organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)