Definition of Keratosis pilaris

1. Noun. Keratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands (especially of arms and thighs).

Generic synonyms: Keratosis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Keratosis Pilaris

keratoscope
keratoscopy
keratoses
keratosic
keratosis
keratosis blennorrhagica
keratosis diffusa foetalis
keratosis follicularis
keratosis follicularis contagiosa
keratosis nigricans
keratosis obturans
keratosis pilaris (current term)
keratosis rubra figurata
keratosis vegetans
keratosulfate
keratosulfates
keratosulphate
keratosulphates
keratotic
keratotome
keratotomies
keratotomy
kerauno-
keraunograph

Literary usage of Keratosis pilaris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on diseases of the skin for advanced students and practitioners by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1916)
"keratosis pilaris Synonyms.—Pityriasis pilaris; Lichen pilaris; FT., ... Definition,—keratosis pilaris is a hypertrophic affection characterized by the ..."

2. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1892)
"He admits the difficulty of diagnosis in this case, although easily differentiated from psoriasis, pityriasis rubra (Hebra), keratosis pilaris, ..."

3. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin for the use of students and by Oliver Samuel Ormsby (1921)
"keratosis pilaris is an affection of the skin characterized by the presence ... keratosis pilaris may occur at any age, although it is' most commonly seen ..."

4. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin by John Vietch Shoemaker (1909)
"keratosis pilaris is a hypertrophie disease, characterized by the appearance of pin-head-sized conical elevations about the orifices of the hair-follicles. ..."

5. A Compend of Diseases of the Skin by Jay Frank Schamberg (1913)
"keratosis pilaris is a hypertrophie affection characterized by pinhead-sized epidermal accumulations at the mouths of hair-follicles. Symptoms. ..."

6. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology: Designed for Students and by William Allen Pusey (1911)
"The term keratosis pilaris is applied to the roughening of the skin not uncommonly seen upon the extensor surfaces of the thighs and arms from the presence ..."

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