keratosis
Americannoun
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keratoses
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any horny growth of keratin on the skin, as a wart.
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any horny growth of keratin elsewhere, as on the tonsils.
noun
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any skin condition marked by a horny growth, such as a wart
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a horny growth
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Kelley credits the routine with getting rid of the keratosis pilaris bumps on her arms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
O’Conner said in a memo released by the White House that a biopsy showed that the legion was seborrheic keratosis, a “very common, totally harmless, non-cancerous growth.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
“It’s a noncancerous seborrheic keratosis, but our guy has to wait six weeks for a doctor’s appointment and spends that time moping around, wishing he’d stopped to smell the roses more often.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2022
For conditions like keratosis pilaris—which consist of “plugs” of cells in hair follicles, often on the upper arms and thighs—exfoliation is key here, too.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2018
It bears resemblance at times to keratosis pilaris, ichthyosis, dermatitis exfoliativa; it is considered identical with the lichen ruber acuminatus of Kaposi, and by many also with the lichen ruber of Hebra.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Seborrheic keratoses are benign skin growths sometimes referred to as barnacles.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
A: Seborrheic keratoses are tan, brown or black skin growths that may be rough.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Dr. Lim said the dermatology academy’s position is that actinic keratoses should be treated, as it is impossible to know which ones will turn into cancer, but some specialists are questioning whether that’s necessary.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
There were nevi and keratoses, but no melanomas or carcinomas.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2017
Squamous-cell carcinomas also develop from keratoses on long-exposed areas of the skin, affecting about 100,000 Americans each year.
From Time Magazine Archive
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