keratosis

noun ker·a·to·sis \ˌker-ə-ˈtō-səs\

plural ker·a·to·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of KERATOSIS

: an area of skin marked by overgrowth of horny tissue

— ker·a·tot·ic \-ˈtä-tik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: 1885

Medical Dictionary

noun ker·a·to·sis \ˌker-ə-ˈtō-səs\

plural ker·a·to·ses \-ˌsēz\

: a disease of the skin marked by overgrowth of horny tissue

: an area of the skin affected with keratosis

—ker·a·tot·ic \-ˈtät-ik\ adjective

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