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Medical Definition of Dyskeratosis
1. 1. Premature keratinization of epithelial cells that have not reached the keratinizing surface layer; dyskeratotic cells generally become rounded and they may break away from adjacent cells and fall off. 2. Epidermalization of the conjunctival and corneal epithelium. 3. A disorder of keratinization. Origin: dys-+ G. Keras, horn, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dyskeratosis
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