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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
keratinize .
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Examples
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Additionally, the removal of the foreskin creates a secondary loss of sensitivity: not only has the most erogenous tissue of the male sexual organ been removed, but, as the man ages, the glans loses its mucosal covering, becomes dried out, and keratinizes over time.
Miriam Pollack: Circumcision: Identity, Gender And Power Miriam Pollack 2011
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Additionally, the removal of the foreskin creates a secondary loss of sensitivity: not only has the most erogenous tissue of the male sexual organ been removed, but, as the man ages, the glans loses its mucosal covering, becomes dried out, and keratinizes over time.
Miriam Pollack: Circumcision: Identity, Gender And Power Miriam Pollack 2011
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