keratosis

[ker-uh-toh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

plural

keratoses 

1. any horny growth of keratin on the skin, as a wart.

2. any horny growth of keratin elsewhere, as on the tonsils.

keratosis

/ ˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

1. any skin condition marked by a horny growth, such as a wart

2. a horny growth

Other Word Forms

• keratosic adjective
• keratotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of keratosis¹

First recorded in 1880–85; kerat- + -osis