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asteatosis

asteatosis noun: persistent dry scaling of the skin due to an absence or shortage of sebum.

Noun

asteatosis (usually uncountable, plural asteatoses)

  1. (usually) Persistent dry scaling of the skin due to an absence or shortage of sebum

asteatosis meaning in Tamil

asteatosis in Tamil

செதில் தோல் நோய், வறட்சி தோல் நோய்

Forms of asteatosis

pluralasteatoses

Origin of asteatosis

From a- + steato- + -osis.

Words formed from asteatosis

Questions about asteatosis

What does asteatosis mean?
Asteatosis means persistent dry scaling of the skin due to an absence or shortage of sebum.
What is asteatosis in Tamil?
Asteatosis in Tamil is செதில் தோல் நோய், வறட்சி தோல் நோய். See Asteatosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is asteatosis?
Asteatosis is a noun.
What is the plural of asteatosis?
The plural of asteatosis is asteatoses.

Words near asteatosis in the dictionary

  1. astay
  2. Astbury
  3. Astburys
  4. asteam
  5. asteatoses
  6. asteatosis
  7. asteatotic
  8. asteer
  9. asteiid
  10. asteiids
  11. asteism

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: asteatosis (page history and authors); asteatosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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