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actinic keratosis
(redirected from Actinic keratoses)

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Noun1.actinic keratosis - an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sunactinic keratosis - an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun
keratosis - a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
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The sun can cause freckles, ages spots, spider veins or broken capillaries on the face (telangiectasis), rough and leathery skin, fine wrinkles, loose skin, irregular skin pigmentation, actinic keratoses (thick, warty, rough, reddish, growths), and skin cancer.
What Makes Skin the Way It Is! by Albert Wessel / Health, general community
We are now into September so, sunshine or not, here is a short lesson about actinic keratoses.
DR SCOTT'S SURGERY by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Over time, the number of actinic keratoses increased in the total group.
Oily fish, wine intake may protect the skin by Ninger, Laura J. / Life Extension
 
 
 
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