hyperkeratosis
noun
hy·per·ker·a·to·sis
ˌhī-pər-ˌker-ə-ˈtō-səs 
plural hyperkeratoses
ˌhī-pər-ˌker-ə-ˈtō-ˌsēz
: hypertrophy of the corneous layer of the skin
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However, some do, including actinic hyperkeratosis.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 July 2024
Depending on the type, hyperkeratosis can be reversible.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 July 2024
Roughly 40% of dogs suffer from paw pad hyperkeratosis, a condition characterized by thickened and hardened paw pads.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
An infected frog then develops hyperkeratosis, a thickening of the keratin layer of the skin that inhibits water and oxygen from being absorbed.
—Rachel Crowell, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
Not only can weather changes and hyperkeratosis affect your pooch’s paws, but these
conditions can affect their noses as well.
—Nicole Forsyth, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
Or your dog may have a genetic condition called hyperkeratosis that makes their paws and noses vulnerable to becoming dry.
—Nicole Forsyth, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
Soften Up Don’t overlook the rest of your hands: Rough patches on the palms can be remedied using a callus softener like Deborah Lippmann’s Get Off, which uses lactic acid to break down hyperkeratosis (thickening of the skin).
—Donna Bulseco, WSJ, 2 May 2018
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 July 2024
Depending on the type, hyperkeratosis can be reversible.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 July 2024
Roughly 40% of dogs suffer from paw pad hyperkeratosis, a condition characterized by thickened and hardened paw pads.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
An infected frog then develops hyperkeratosis, a thickening of the keratin layer of the skin that inhibits water and oxygen from being absorbed.
—Rachel Crowell, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
Not only can weather changes and hyperkeratosis affect your pooch’s paws, but these
conditions can affect their noses as well.
—Nicole Forsyth, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
Or your dog may have a genetic condition called hyperkeratosis that makes their paws and noses vulnerable to becoming dry.
—Nicole Forsyth, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
Soften Up Don’t overlook the rest of your hands: Rough patches on the palms can be remedied using a callus softener like Deborah Lippmann’s Get Off, which uses lactic acid to break down hyperkeratosis (thickening of the skin).
—Donna Bulseco, WSJ, 2 May 2018
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hyperkeratosis
noun
hy·per·ke·ra·to·sis
-ˌker-ə-ˈtō-səs
plural hyperkeratoses
-ˈtō-ˌsēz
1
: hypertrophy of the stratum corneum layer of the skin
2
a
: any of various conditions marked by hyperkeratosis
b
: a disease of cattle that is marked by thickening and wrinkling of the hide, by formation of papillary outgrowths on the buccal mucous membranes, and often by a watery discharge from eyes and nose, diarrhea, loss of weight, and abortion of pregnant animals and that is caused especially by ingestion of the chlorinated naphthalene of various lubricating oils, by arsenic poisoning, or by inherited congenital ichthyosis
called also X-disease, XX disease
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