dyskeratoma

dyskeratoma

 [dis″ker-ah-to´mah] a tumor from the keratinocytes, characterized by abnormal, imperfect, or premature keratin development. See illustration.Warty dyskeratoma. From Dorland's, 2000.warty dyskeratoma a solitary brownish red nodule with a soft, yellowish, central keratotic plug, most commonly occurring on the face, neck, scalp, or axilla, or in the mouth; histologically it resembles an individual lesion of keratosis follicularis.

dys·ker·a·to·ma

(dis'ker-ă-tō'mă), A skin tumor exhibiting dyskeratosis. [dys- + G. keras, horn, + -oma, tumor]

dys·ker·a·to·ma

(dis-ker'ă-tō'mă) A skin tumor exhibiting dyskeratosis. [dys- + G. keras, horn, + -oma, tumor]