Definition of keratosis in English:
keratosis
nounPlural keratosesˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪsˌkɛrəˈtoʊsəs
Medicine A horny growth, especially on the skin.
Example sentencesExamples
- Differentiating between seborrheic keratoses and melanomas is a challenge.
- People that have solar keratoses are at somewhat higher risk for skin cancer because they are a reflection of long-term sun exposure in the past.
- Although he had a history of actinic keratoses and had recently been diagnosed with a single nonmelanoma skin cancer, he was without specific skin complaints.
- Since that time, he has had sebaceous adenomas, sebaceous carcinomas, and actinic keratoses removed from his nose and cheek.
- Typically, seborrheic keratoses don't become cancerous, but they can resemble skin cancer.
Definition of keratosis in US English:
keratosis
nounˌkerəˈtōsəsˌkɛrəˈtoʊsəs
Medicine A horny growth, especially on the skin.
Example sentencesExamples
- Typically, seborrheic keratoses don't become cancerous, but they can resemble skin cancer.
- Differentiating between seborrheic keratoses and melanomas is a challenge.
- Since that time, he has had sebaceous adenomas, sebaceous carcinomas, and actinic keratoses removed from his nose and cheek.
- Although he had a history of actinic keratoses and had recently been diagnosed with a single nonmelanoma skin cancer, he was without specific skin complaints.
- People that have solar keratoses are at somewhat higher risk for skin cancer because they are a reflection of long-term sun exposure in the past.