dyskeratosis

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noun

Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.

OriginEnglish keratosis ← New Latin dys- ← Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) →
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Meanings

noundyskeratosis (countable and uncountable, plural dyskeratoses)

plural dyskeratoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineIncomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Englishkeratosis
  8. Englishdyskeratosis

From dys- + keratosis.

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APA

dyskeratosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyskeratosis

MLA

“dyskeratosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyskeratosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyskeratosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyskeratosis.

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