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actinic keratoses

actinic keratoses is the plural of actinic keratosis.

Meaning of actinic keratosis

Noun

actinic keratosis (plural actinic keratoses)

  1. A potentially precancerous skin lesion, typically on the upper portion of the head, characterized by discolored, thickened or scaly growths of keratin and caused by repeated exposure to ultraviolet light, such as from sunlight or tanning beds.
    • Approximately 1:1000 actinic keratoses per year will develop into a squamous cell carcinoma (28). Risk factors for the development of actinic keratosis include ease of sunburning and cumulative sun exposure (30).2001, Steven M. Ruhoy, Alan R. Silverman, “26: Pathology of Selected Skin Lesions of the Head and Neck: II: Actinic Keratosis”, in Leon Barnes, editor, Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck, volume...

Questions about actinic keratoses

What is actinic keratoses the plural of?
Actinic keratoses is the plural of actinic keratosis.

Words near actinic keratoses in the dictionary

  1. actiniarids
  2. actinias
  3. actinic
  4. actinic flux
  5. actinic fluxes
  6. actinic keratoses
  7. actinic keratosis
  8. actinically
  9. actinidain
  10. actinide
  11. actinides

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