porokeratosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disorder of keratinization that is characterized by the presence of a cornoid lamella, a thin column of closely stacked, parakeratotic cells extending through the stratum corneum with a thin or absent granular layer.

Word forms

porokeratosis

Etymology

From poro- + keratosis.

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