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hyperkeratosis

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hy·per·ker·a·to·sis  (hpr-kr-tss)
n. pl. hy·per·ker·a·to·ses (-sz)
Hypertrophy of the cornea or the horny layer of the skin.
hyper·kera·totic (-ttk) adj.
hyperkeratosis [ˌhaɪpəˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol overgrowth and thickening of the outer layer of the skin
hyperkeratotic  [ˌhaɪpəˌkɛrəˈtɒtɪk] adj


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