ACTINIC KERATOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does actinic keratosis mean? 

• ACTINIC KERATOSIS (noun)
  The noun ACTINIC KERATOSIS has 1 sense:

1. an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun

  Familiarity information: ACTINIC KERATOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACTINIC KERATOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("actinic keratosis" is a kind of...):

keratosis (a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin)

 Context examples 

Electrosurgery may be used to treat basal cell skin cancer or other types of skin problems, such as actinic keratoses, warts, and moles.

(Electrosurgery, NCI Dictionary)

Actinic keratosis that develops in the skin of the external ear.

(External Ear Actinic Keratosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer).

(Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

The active ingredient in a drug used to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer).

(Aminolevulinic acid, NCI Dictionary)

Upon subcutaneous administration, the active ingredient in AK 3012 may inhibit actinic keratosis.

(AK 3012, NCI Thesaurus)

It is also used in a cream to treat basal cell skin cancer and actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer).

(Adrucil, NCI Dictionary)