keratoma

[ ker-uh-toh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural ker·a·to·mas, ker·a·to·ma·ta [ker-, uh, -, toh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. keratosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of keratoma¹

First recorded in 1885–90; kerat- + -oma

Example Sentences

In our nomenclature the terms 'Keratoma' and 'Keraphyllocele' are both used to indicate the condition we have just described.

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