Medical Definition of Dyskeratoma

1. A skin tumour exhibiting dyskeratosis. Origin: dys-+ G. Keras, horn, + -oma, tumour Warty dyskeratoma, a benign solitary tumour of the skin, usually of the scalp, face, or neck, with a central keratotic plug; it appears to arise from a hair follicle, and microscopically resembles a lesion of keratosis follicularis but is larger, with more extensive epithelial downgrowth. Synonym: isolated dyskeratosis follicularis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dyskeratoma

dysgraphia
dysgraphia
dysharmonious correspondence
dyshematopoiesis
dyshematopoietic
dyshemopoiesis
dyshemopoietic
dyshemopoietic anaemia
dyshidria
dyshidrosis
dysidria
dysidrosis
dysjunctive nystagmus
dyskaryosis
dyskaryotic
dyskeratoma (current term)
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis congenita
dyskeratotic
dyskinesia
dyskinesia
dyskinesias
dyskinesia algera
dyskinesia intermittens
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
dyskinetoplasty
dyslectic
dyslectics
dyslexia

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