a thick horny growth on the skin, caused for example by rubbing or pressure
keratoma in American English
(ˌkerəˈtoumə)
nounWord forms: plural-mas or -mata (-mətə)
Pathology
keratosis
Word origin
[1885–90; kerat- + -oma]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, foregut, lineup, roller coaster, sensitization-oma is a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base.Other words that use the affix -oma include: angioma, atheroma, hematoma, myeloma, pheochromocytoma
Examples of 'keratoma' in a sentence
keratoma
Histopathology revealed the mass to be a keratoma.
Sean M. Miller, Ralph H. Katzwinkel 2015, 'Solar keratoma: An atypical case', Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/1257. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)