KERATOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does keratosis mean? 

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

1. a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• KERATOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "keratosis"):

verruca; wart ((pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus)

actinic keratosis (an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun)

keratoderma blennorrhagica; keratosis blennorrhagica (skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome)

Darier's disease; keratosis follicularis (a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus))

keratosis pilaris (keratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands (especially of arms and thighs))

seborrheic keratosis (a skin condition characterized by circumscribed wartlike lesions that can be itchy and covered with a greasy crust)

 Context examples 

In most cases histologic examination reveals keratosis.

(Interarytenoid Leukoplakia, NCI Thesaurus)

It may be a precancerous condition and in most cases histologic examination reveals keratosis.

(Leukoplakia of Buccal Mucosa, NCI Thesaurus)

It includes leukoplakia, erythroplakia, and smoker's keratosis.

(Oral Cavity and Lip Precancerous Condition, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called senile keratosis and solar keratosis.

(Actinic keratosis, NCI Dictionary)

A benign skin condition commonly seen in dark-skinned individuals that is characterized by multiple small hyperpigmented papular lesions resembling seborrheic keratosis on the face and upper body.

(Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra, 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)

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

(Aminolevulinic acid, 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)

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)