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orthokeratosis

orthokeratosis noun: hyperkeratosis without parakeratosis.

Noun

orthokeratosis (uncountable)

  1. Hyperkeratosis without parakeratosis.

Synonyms of orthokeratosis

Origin of orthokeratosis

From ortho- + keratosis.

Words formed from orthokeratosis

Questions about orthokeratosis

What does orthokeratosis mean?
Orthokeratosis means hyperkeratosis without parakeratosis.
What part of speech is orthokeratosis?
Orthokeratosis is a noun.

Words near orthokeratosis in the dictionary

  1. orthoimage
  2. orthoimagery
  3. orthoimages
  4. orthokeratological
  5. orthokeratology
  6. orthokeratosis
  7. orthokeratotic
  8. orthokinesis
  9. orthokinetic
  10. ortholattice
  11. ortholattices

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