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keratosis definition

kera·to·sis (ker′ə tō′sis)

noun pl. keratoses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

  1. a horny growth of the skin, as a wart
  2. any disease characterized by horny growths

Etymology: ModL < kerat(o)- + -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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