uncrimp

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ crimp.

Verb

uncrimp (third-person singular simple present uncrimps, present participle uncrimping, simple past and past participle uncrimped)

1. (transitive) To straighten out from a crimped state.
   • 2015 October 28, “Losartan Treatment Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells and Alters Scleral Remodeling in Experimental Glaucoma”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     We propose that the rapid load—unload behavior of sclera becomes stiffer in most eyes after chronic IOP elevation due to the uncrimping of collagen fibrils and the reorientation of scleral lamellae, as detailed in a prior publication.