1 Allow an elderly person to eat snacks that are high in nutrition between major meals; such as fruit, almonds, raisins, cottage cheese, or peanut butter, instead of potato chips, sweets, and other types of junk food.
Medical Definition of HYALINIZATION. : the process of becoming hyaline or of undergoing hyaline degeneration; also: the resulting state. the process of becoming hyaline or of undergoing hyaline degeneration; also: the resulting state.
keratinization The formation of, or conversion into, keratin. This normally occurs to a limited degree in the outer layers of the skin, but is especially prominent when skin is exposed to constant localized pressure. Corns and callosities are areas of keratinization. Also known as cornification or hornification. keratinization