Keratosis (from ''
kerat-'' + ''wikt:-osis#Suffix, -osis'')
is a growth of keratin on the skin or on mucous membranes stemming from keratinocytes, the prominent cell type in the Epidermis (skin), epidermis. More specifically, it can refer to:
* actinic keratosis (also known as solar keratosis), a precancerous condition, premalignant condition
* chronic scar keratosis
* hydrocarbon keratosis
* keratosis pilaris (KP, also known as follicular keratosis)
* seborrheic keratosis, ''not'' premalignant
See also
* Folliculitis
* Keratoderma
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Dermatologic terminology
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