Tylosis


noun, plural tyloses
[tahy-loh-seez] /taɪˈloʊ siz/ (Show IPA). Botany.
1.
a bubblelike formation in the cavity of tracheids or vessels in the wood of trees, consisting of protoplasm intruded from adjacent parenchyma cells.
noun
1.
(botany) a bladder-like outgrowth from certain cells in woody tissue that extends into and blocks adjacent conducting xylem cells

tylosis ty·lo·sis (tī-lō’-sĭs)
n. pl. ty·lo·ses (-sēz)

Inflammation of the eyelids, characterized by thickening and hardening of the edges.

A thickening of the horny layer of the skin as a result of chronic pressure or friction.

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