parakeratosis

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noun

Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.

OriginEnglish keratosis ← Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pərai →
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Meanings

nounparakeratosis (plural parakeratoses)

plural parakeratoses

  1. medicineRetention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Englishkeratosis
  8. Englishparakeratosis

From para- + keratosis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 角化不全
  • 角化不全 (jiǎohuà bùquán)retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin
Czech parakeratóza
  • parakeratózaretention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin
Dutch parakeratose
  • parakeratoseretention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin
Finnish parakeratoosi
  • parakeratoosiretention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin
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APA

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Chicago

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

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