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.
Capillary tubes for microhaematocrits. Capillary tubes for microhaematocrits are used for the centrifugation of blood samples. Heparinized capillaries should be used when the samples are not immediately sealed with wax and centrifuged. The heparinized coating delays the clotting of the blood. The heparinization is applied as a thin, homogenous coating on the tube.