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SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does seborrheic keratosis mean?
• SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS (noun)
The noun SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS has 1 sense:
1. a skin condition characterized by circumscribed wartlike lesions that can be itchy and covered with a greasy crust
Familiarity information: SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A skin condition characterized by circumscribed wartlike lesions that can be itchy and covered with a greasy crust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("seborrheic keratosis" is a kind of...):
keratosis (a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin)
Context examples
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)
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