Word.ws English Dictionary

keratosis pilaris

keratosis pilaris noun: a genetic follicular condition causing rough reddish bumps on the skin.

Noun

keratosis pilaris (uncountable)

  1. A genetic follicular condition causing rough reddish bumps on the skin.
    Synonyms:
    follicular keratosis, lichen pilaris, chicken skin

Synonyms of keratosis pilaris

Origin of keratosis pilaris

From Latin.

Words formed from keratosis pilaris

  • keratosis pilaris alba
  • keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei
  • keratosis pilaris rubra
  • keratosis pilaris rubra faciei

Questions about keratosis pilaris

What does keratosis pilaris mean?
Keratosis pilaris means a genetic follicular condition causing rough reddish bumps on the skin.
What part of speech is keratosis pilaris?
Keratosis pilaris is a noun.

Words near keratosis pilaris in the dictionary

  1. keratoses
  2. keratosic
  3. keratosis
  4. keratosis obturans
  5. keratosis palmoplantaris areata
  6. keratosis pilaris
  7. keratosulfate
  8. keratosulfates
  9. keratosulphate
  10. keratosulphates
  11. keratotic

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: keratosis pilaris (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.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “keratosis pilaris.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/keratosis_pilaris. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.