parakeratoticadj.
/ˌparəkɛrəˈtɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌkɛrəˈtɑdɪk/ Exhibiting or characterized by parakeratosis.
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1896 N. Walker tr. P. G. Unna Histopathol. Dis. Skin 159 The histological criterion of parakeratotic transitional layer (absence of kerato-hyalin, preservation of the nuclei, abnormal moisture).
1943 Arch. Dermatol. & Syphilol. 47 9 In an area above a large focal infiltration of the cutis the epidermis was thin and covered by a condensed parakeratotic horny layer.
1973 Internat. Jrnl. Dermatol. 12 153/1 This histologic picture consists of a parakeratotic column that stains lighter than the adjacent stratum corneum on hematoxylin and eosin stains.
1989 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Med. 82 554/1 In older lesions the epidermis appeared normal apart from a thick, overlying parakeratotic crust.
2004 Cancer 102 19 Atypical parakeratotic cells represent a potential pitfall.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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