English Explanatory Dictionary

gelosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A localized hardening or stiffness of tissue after exposure to severe cold, supposedly caused by a colloidal change resulting in gel formation and increased viscosity in the protoplasm of cells.
  2. A hardening or stiffness of tissue, especially in a muscle.

Word forms

gelosis geloses

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gelose, coined by German physician Heinrich Karl Wilhelm Schade in 1921. By surface analysis, gel + -osis.

Related words

myogelosis
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