- actinic keratosis
- A precancerous condition of thick, scaly patches of skin. Also called solar keratosis and senile keratosis.
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Actinic keratosis — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Actinic keratosis ICD10 = ICD10|L|57|0|l|55 ICD9 = ICD9|702.0 Actinic keratosis (also called solar keratosis, or AK) is a premalignant condition of thick, scaly, or crusty patches of skin. It is more common in fair… … Wikipedia
actinic keratosis — noun an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun • Hypernyms: ↑keratosis … Useful english dictionary
Actinic keratosis — A small rough spot on skin chronically exposed to the sun, precancerous, can develop into a skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma, a process that typically takes years. Actinic keratoses occur most frequently in fair skinned people. Common… … Medical dictionary
actinic keratosis — Thickened area of skin as a result of excessive exposure to sunlight particularly common in those with very fair skin … Dictionary of molecular biology
actinic keratosis — noun A lesion on the skin, typically on the upper portion of the head, characterized by discolored, thickened or scaly growths of keratin, caused by exposure to the sun; common in fair complected people of a certain age. They are precancerous … Wiktionary
Keratosis pilaris — Classification and external resources Keratosis pilaris rubra on a right upper arm. ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Actinic elastosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 L57.8 (ILDS L57.890) Actinic, or solar, elastosis is an accumulation of abnormal elastin (elastic tissue) in the dermis of the skin,[1] and in the conjunctiva of the … Wikipedia
Actinic cheilitis — Actinic cheilitis, also known as solar cheilitis, is the counterpart of actinic keratosis of the skin and can develop into squamous cell carcinoma. In actinic cheilitis, there is thickening whitish discoloration of the lip at the border of the… … Wikipedia
Keratosis — A localized overgrowth of the upper layer of skin. Common forms of keratosis include aging (senile keratosis) and sun exposure (actinic keratosis). * * * Any lesion on the epidermis marked by the presence of circumscribed overgrowths of the horny … Medical dictionary
Keratosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D007642 Keratosis is a growth of keratin on the skin. More specifically, it can refer to: * actinic… … Wikipedia
