Medical term:
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
[dis″ker-ah-to´sis]abnormal, premature, or imperfect development of the keratinocytes. adj., adj dyskeratot´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
dys·ker·a·to·sis
(dis'ker-ă-tō'sis),1. Premature keratinization in individual epithelial cells that have not reached the keratinizing surface layer; dyskeratotic cells generally become rounded and they may break away from adjacent cells and fall off.
2. Epidermalization of the conjunctival and corneal epithelium.
3. A disorder of keratinization.
[dys- + G. keras, horn, + -osis, condition]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
dys·ker·a·to·sis
(dis-ker'ă-tō'sis)1. Premature keratinization in individual epithelial cells that have not reached the keratinizing surface layer; dyskeratotic cells generally become rounded, and they may break away from adjacent cells and fall off.
2. Epidermalization of the conjunctival and corneal epithelium.
3. A disorder of keratinization.
[dys- + G. keras, horn, + -osis, condition]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
dyskeratosis
Abnormal, excessive or imperfect KERATINIZATION of cells of the EPIDERMIS. DYSPLASIA of a squamous epithelium.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
dyskeratosis
Abnormal process which, in the eye, results in hornification of the epithelial layer of the conjunctiva or cornea. It may be hereditary or due to irritation (e.g. radiation) or to prolonged drug administration in the eye. It appears as a dry white plaque (called leucoplakia or leucokeratosis). It may be benign or malignant, in which case it must be surgically excised. See pterygium.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
dys·ker·a·to·sis
(dis-ker'ă-tō'sis)Premature keratinization in individual epithelial cells that have not reached the keratinizing surface layer.
[dys- + G. keras, horn, + -osis, condition]
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