hyperkeratotic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis

OriginEnglish keratotic ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

adjectivehyperkeratotic (comparative more hyperkeratotic, superlative most hyperkeratotic)

comparative more hyperkeratotic · superlative most hyperkeratotic

  1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishkeratotic
  8. Englishhyperkeratotic

From hyper- + keratotic.

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APA

hyperkeratotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperkeratotic

MLA

“hyperkeratotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperkeratotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperkeratotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperkeratotic.

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