epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

noun

A severe form of dry scaly skin, that initially presents with redness, blisters, erosions, and peeling in a newborn baby, with hyperkeratosis typically developing several months later.

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Meanings

nounepidermolytic hyperkeratosis (uncountable)

alternative initialism EI

  1. uncountabledermatologyA severe form of dry scaly skin, that initially presents with redness, blisters, erosions, and peeling in a newborn baby, with hyperkeratosis typically developing several months later.
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epidermolytic hyperkeratosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epidermolytic%20hyperkeratosis

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