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hyperkeratosis

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(hī′pər ker′ə tō′sis)

noun pl. hyperkeratoses

an increase in the thickness of the horny layer of the skin
an increase of the cells of the cornea of the eye

Origin: hyper- + keratosis

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hyperkeratotic adjective

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noun pl. hy·per·ker·a·to·ses (-sēz)

Hypertrophy of the cornea or the horny layer of the skin.

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hyˌper·kerˌa·totˈic (-tŏtˈĭk) adjective

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