| keratohyal | Relating to one of the cornua of the hyoid bone. Synonym: keratohyal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| keratohyalin | The substance in the large basophilic granules of the stratum granulosum of the epidermis. Origin: kerato-+ hyalin (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratohyalin granule | Granules found in living cells of keratinising epithelia and which contribute to the keratin content of the dead cornified cells. Some, but not all, contain sulphur rich keratin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| keratohyalin granules | Irregularly shaped basophilic granule's in the cells of the stratum granulosum of the epidermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratoid | Synonym: horny. 2. Resembling corneal tissue. Origin: kerato-+ G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratoid exanthema | A symptom occurring in the secondary stage of yaws: patches of fine, light coloured, furfuraceous desquamation, scattered irregularly over limbs and trunk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratoidea | <zoology> Same as Keratosa. Origin: NL, from Gr, horn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| keratokinase | <enzyme> Released by in vitro cultures of cornea similar in action to urokinase Pharmacological action: plasminogen activators Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| keratoleptynsis | Synonym: gutter dystrophy of cornea. 2. An operation for removing the surface of the cornea and replacement by bulbar conjunctiva for cosmetic reasons. Origin: kerato-+ G. Leptynsis, a making thin (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratoleukoma | A white corneal opacity. Origin: kerato-+ G. Leukos, white, + -oma, growth (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratolysis | 1. Separation or loosening of the horny layer of the epidermis. 2. Specifically, a disease characterised by a shedding of the epidermis recurring at more or less regular intervals. Synonym: deciduous skin. Origin: kerato-+ G. Lysis, loosening (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratolysis exfoliativa | Familial continual skin peeling characterised by a separation of stratum corneum in leaflike flakes occurring everywhere except on the palms and soles; the cause is unknown. Synonym: erythema exfoliativa, erythroderma exfoliativa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratolysis plantare sulcatum | Noninflammatory Gram-positive bacterial infection of the plantar surfaces producing small depressions in the stratum corneum, associated frequently with humidity and hyperhidrosis. Synonym: keratolysis plantare sulcatum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| keratolytic | An agent that promotes keratolysis. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution (18 Nov 1997) |
| keratolytic agents | Agents that soften, separate, and cause desquamation of the cornified epithelium or horny layer of skin. They are used to expose mycelia of infecting fungi or to treat corns, warts, and certain other skin diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |