keratolysis

keratolysis
1. Separation or loosening of the horny layer of the epidermis. 2. Specifically, a disease characterized by a shedding of the epidermis recurring at more or less regular intervals. SYN: deciduous skin. [kerato- + G. lysis, loosening]
- k. exfoliativa [MIM*270300] familial continual noninflammatory skin peeling characterized by a separation of stratum corneum in leaflike flakes occurring everywhere except on the palms and soles; autosomal recessive inheritance. SYN: erythema exfoliativa.
- pitted k. noninflammatory Gram-positive bacterial infection of the plantar surfaces producing small depressions in the stratum corneum, associated frequently with humidity and hyperhidrosis. SYN: k. plantare sulcatum.
- k. plantare sulcatum SYN: pitted k..

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ker·a·tol·y·sis .ker-ə-'täl-ə-səs n, pl -y·ses -.sēz
1) the process of breaking down or dissolving keratin
2) a skin disease marked by peeling of the horny layer of the epidermis

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ker·a·tol·y·sis (ker″ə-tolґə-sis) [kerato- + -lysis] softening and dissolution or peeling of the stratum corneum of the epidermis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • keratolysis — keratolytic /ker euh toh lit ik/, adj. /ker euh tol euh sis/, n. 1. the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis. 2. Pathol. a skin disorder characterized by periodic shedding of the epidermis. [1895 1900; KERATO + LYSIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • keratolysis — noun a) The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart. b) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis …   Wiktionary

  • keratolysis — ker·a·tol·y·sis …   English syllables

  • keratolysis — ˌkerəˈtäləsə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary keratin + New Latin o + lysis 1. : the process of breaking down or dissolving keratin 2. [New Latin, from kerat + lysis] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • keratolysis exfoliativa — a rare, autosomal recessive syndrome in which the skin undergoes superficial peeling over much of the body surface. Called also deciduous skin and peeling skin syndrome …   Medical dictionary

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  • ulcus interdigitale — keratolysis of the stratum corneum of the skin between the toes, a disease similar to pitted keratolysis …   Medical dictionary

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