Definition of Keratoses

1. Noun. (plural of keratosis) ¹

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Definition of Keratoses

1. keratosis [n] - See also: keratosis

Medical Definition of Keratoses

1. Benign but precancerous lesions of skin associated with ultraviolet irradiation. See: keratosis This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Keratoses

keratophakic keratoplasty
keratophytes
keratoplasties
keratoplasty
keratoprosthesis
keratorefractive surgery
keratorrhexis
keratorus
keratosa
keratoscleritis
keratoscope
keratoscopy
keratoses (current term)
keratosic
keratosis
keratosis blennorrhagica
keratosis diffusa foetalis
keratosis follicularis
keratosis follicularis contagiosa
keratosis nigricans
keratosis obturans
keratosis pilaris

Literary usage of Keratoses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1896)
"This pathological keratinisation is also confined to the margins of the cells, while the differences between the various keratoses depend on the thickness ..."

2. A Treatise on Diseases of the Skin: With Special Reference to Their by M'Call Anderson, Thomas M'Call Anderson (1887)
"keratoses. This term was first suggested by Lebert as applicable to ... (i), keratoses without disease of the papillae ; and (2), keratoses with disease of ..."

3. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"... even necessary, clinical feature of arsenical skin cancer is its association with the characteristic keratoses or pigment irregularities on the trunk. ..."

4. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology: Designed for Students and by William Allen Pusey (1911)
"The most important factor in the production of senile keratoses is the degenerative ... Senile keratoses are accordingly seen, as a rule, in the old, ..."

5. A Pictorial atlas of skin diseases and syphilitic affections: In Photo by Hôpital Saint Louis (Paris, France), Ernest Besnier, John James Pringle (1904)
"But, on the other hand, keratoses resulting from dermatoses of the palms, ... This remark is applicable to keratoses of ecze- matous, psoriatic, ..."

6. Skin and Venereal Diseases (1918)
"In patients with seborrhoeic keratoses, the formation of skin cancer is ... One often sees seborrhoeic keratoses on the body, but Sweitzer has never seen a ..."

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