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keratosis

UK/ˌkɛɹəˈtəʊsɪs//ˌkɛɹəˈtoʊsɪs/

keratosis noun: the condition of having keratin growing on the skin.

Noun

keratosis (countable and uncountable, plural keratoses)

  1. The condition of having keratin growing on the skin.

keratosis meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

keratosis in Tamil

கரடுதட்டல், கரட்டுமை, மீள் உருவளர்ச்சி

keratosis in Vietnamese

condition
dày sừng

Forms of keratosis

pluralkeratoses

Plural of keratosis: keratoses

Origin of keratosis

From kerat- + -osis.

Words formed from keratosis

Questions about keratosis

What does keratosis mean?
Keratosis means the condition of having keratin growing on the skin.
What is keratosis in Tamil?
Keratosis in Tamil is கரடுதட்டல், கரட்டுமை, மீள் உருவளர்ச்சி. See Keratosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is keratosis?
Keratosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce keratosis?
Keratosis is pronounced /ˌkɛɹəˈtəʊsɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of keratosis?
The plural of keratosis is keratoses.

Words near keratosis in the dictionary

  1. keratoscopic
  2. keratoscopy
  3. keratose
  4. keratoses
  5. keratosic
  6. keratosis
  7. keratosis obturans
  8. keratosis palmoplantaris areata
  9. keratosis pilaris
  10. keratosulfate
  11. keratosulfates

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: keratosis (page history and authors); keratosis (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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