hyperkeratosis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

English keratosis

English hyperkeratosis

From hyper- + keratosis.

Noun

hyperkeratosis (plural hyperkeratoses)

1. (pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.

Derived terms

• epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
• hyperkeratotic
• orthohyperkeratosis

Related terms

• hypokeratosis

Translations

excess keratin formation on the skin surface

• Bulgarian: хиперкератоза f (hiperkeratoza)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 角化過度 / 角化过度 (jiǎohuà guòdù)

• Czech: hyperkeratóza (cs) f
• Finnish: hyperkeratoosi
• German: Hyperkeratose f
• Korean: 과각화 (gwagakhwa)
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