KERATODERMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does keratoderma mean? 

• KERATODERMA (noun)
  The noun KERATODERMA has 1 sense:

1. any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny

  Familiarity information: KERATODERMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KERATODERMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

keratoderma; keratodermia

Hypernyms ("keratoderma" is a kind of...):

disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)

 Context examples 

It is manifested with periodontitis resulting in the premature loss of teeth and palmoplantar keratoderma.

(Papillon-Lefevre Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A hereditary syndrome this is characterized by palmoplantar keratoderma accompanied by leukoplakia and may be associated with a high lifetime risk of esophageal cancer, as seen in Howel-Evans Syndrome.

(Palmoplantar Keratoderma with Leukoplakia, NCI Thesaurus)

Diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma is distinct from palmoplantar keratoderma (KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR), as the former exhibits autosomal dominant inheritance and hyperhidrosis is frequently present.

(Diffuse Palmoplantar Keratoderma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Mutations in the gene are associated with several keratodermas and cardiomyopathies.

(DSP wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare cutaneous disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the presence of reddish-orange scaly plaques, palmoplantar keratoderma, keratotic follicular papules, and confluent erythematous areas with areas of normal skin between the lesions.

(Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, ichthyosis hystrix Curth-Macklin type, palmoplantar keratoderma non-epidermolytic, ichthyosis annular epidermolytic and palmoplantar keratoderma striate type 3.

(KRT1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)