English Explanatory Dictionary

trichohyalin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protein in humans that confers mechanical strength on the hair follicle's inner root sheath and other toughened epithelial tissues, such as the hard palate and filiform ridges of the tongue.

Word forms

trichohyalin trichohyalins

Etymology

From tricho- + hyalo- + -in.

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