Look up: Kerato-

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   Kerato-
   Kerato-: Confusing prefix that can refer either to the cornea (as in keratitis and keratocornea) or to 'horny' tissue (as in keratin and keratosis).
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   kerato-
   A confusing prefix it can refer to the cornea (as in keratitis and keratocornea) or to horny tissue (as in keratin and keratosis). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Kerato-conjunctivitis
   Inflammation of cornea and conjunctiva.
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   keratoacanthoma
   [n] - skin tumor that grows rapidly (especially in older people) and resembles a carcinoma but does not spread
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   keratoacanthoma
   A benign, non-neoplastic, usually self-limiting epithelial lesion closely resembling squamous cell carcinoma clinically and histopathologically. It occurs in solitary, multiple, and eruptive forms. The solitary and multiple forms occur on sunlight exposed areas and are identical histologically; they affect primarily white males. The eruptive form u ...
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   Keratoacanthoma
   `Keratoacanthoma` (KA) is a relatively common, benign, epithelial tumor that was previously considered to be a variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The etiology is unknown. No human papillomavirus-DNA sequences were detected in lesions by polymerase chain reaction. It is a disease of the elderly (mean age, 64 years) with an annual incidence rate of 104 per 100,000. It is not associated with internal malignancy. There may be a seasonal presen...
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   keratoacanthoma
   (ker″ә-to-ak″an-tho´mә) a locally destructive epithelial tumor with a superficial crater containing a keratin plug; it closely resembles squamous cell carcinoma clinically and histologically, but is benign and generally undergoes spontaneous regression. Exposure to sunlight is believed to play a ...
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   keratoacanthoma
   A rapidly growing tumor that may be umbilicated, and usually occurs on exposed areas of the skin in elderly white men, which invades the dermis but remains localized and usually resolves spontaneously if untreated; microscopically, the nodule is composed of well-differentiated squamous epithelium with a central keratin mass that opens on the skin s...
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   keratoangioma
   Synonym for angiokeratoma ... A discrete, pink to red telangiectasia having a tendency to undergo secondary epithelial changes, including acanthosis and hyperkeratosis. An underlying vascular abnormality is present in many cases. The term angiokeratoma is applied to a number of quite distinct conditions which share a common clinical presentation wit ...
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    keratoangioma
    Syn: angiokeratoma
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    keratoatrophoderma
    Synonym: porokeratosis. ... Origin: kerato-+ G. Atrophia, atrophy, + derma, skin ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    keratocele
    [n] - hernia of the cornea
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    keratocele
    Hernia of Descemet's membrane through a defect in the outer layers of the cornea. ... Origin: kerato-+ G. Kele, hernia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    keratocele
    (ker´ә-to-sēl″) herniation of the Descemet membrane.
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    keratocentesis
    (ker″ә-to-sen-te´sis) puncture of the cornea, keratonyxis.
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    keratoconjunctivitis
    [n] - inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
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    Keratoconjunctivitis
    Keratoconjunctivitis: Inflammation of the eye involving both the cornea and the conjunctiva. Keratoconjunctivitis can be due to diverse causes, including infections and autoimmunity (as is the case in Sjogren syndrome).
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    keratoconjunctivitis
    inflammation of both the cornea and the conjunctiva Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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    keratoconjunctitis
    Inflammation of the eye involving both the cornea and conjunctiva. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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    keratoconjunctivitis
    <ophthalmology> Inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    keratoconjunctivitis sicca
    Drying and inflammation of the conjunctiva as a result of insufficient lacrimal secretion. When found in association with xerostomia and polyarthritis, it is called sjogren's syndrome. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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    keratoconjunctivitis, infectious
    Infectious diseases of cattle, sheep, and goats, characterised by blepharospasm, lacrimation, conjunctivitis, and varying degrees of corneal opacity and ulceration. In cattle the causative agent is moraxella (moraxella) bovis; in sheep, mycoplasma, rickettsia, chlamydia, or acholeplasma; in goats, rickettsia. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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    Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
    `Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS)`, also called `keratitis sicca`, `sicca syndrome`, `xerophthalmia`, `dry eye syndrome` (`DES`), or simply `dry eyes`, is an eye disease caused by decreased tear production or increased tear film evaporation commonly found in humans and some animals . Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is Latin and its literal translation is `dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva`. It may be helpful to know that `sicca` is part of the ...
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    Keratoconjunctivitis
    `Keratoconjunctivitis` refers to an inflammation (`itis`) of the cornea and conjunctiva. When only the cornea is inflamed, it is called `keratitis`; when only the conjunctiva is inflamed, it is called `conjunctivitis`. There several potential causes of the inflammation: * Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is used when the inflammation is due to dryness. (`Sicca` means `dryness` in medical contexts.) * The term `Vernal keratoconjunctivitis` (VKC) is u...
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    keratoconjunctivitis
    (ker″ә-to-kәn-junk″tĭ-vi´tis) inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva. epidemic keratoconjunctivitis a highly infectious form, commonly with regional lymph node involvement, occurring in epidemics; an adenovirus has been repeatedly isolated from af...
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