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epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

epidermolytic hyperkeratosis noun: a severe form of dry scaly skin, that initially presents with redness, blisters, erosions, and peeling in a newborn baby, with hyperkeratosis typically developing several months later.

Noun

epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (uncountable)

  1. A severe form of dry scaly skin, that initially presents with redness, blisters, erosions, and peeling in a newborn baby, with hyperkeratosis typically developing several months later.

Forms of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

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Questions about epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

What does epidermolytic hyperkeratosis mean?
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis means a severe form of dry scaly skin, that initially presents with redness, blisters, erosions, and peeling in a newborn baby, with hyperkeratosis typically developing several months later.
What part of speech is epidermolytic hyperkeratosis?
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis is a noun.

Words near epidermolytic hyperkeratosis in the dictionary

  1. epidermolysin
  2. epidermolysins
  3. epidermolysis
  4. epidermolysis bullosa
  5. epidermolytic
  6. epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
  7. epidermophytosis
  8. epidermoptid
  9. epidermoptids
  10. epidermose
  11. epidermotropic

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