keratosis pilaris
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- noun
- /ˌkɛrəˈtoʊsɪs pɪˈlɛrɪs/
- Specialized
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queratosis pilar
- Using a moisturizer can help reduce the appearance of keratosis pilaris on the skin.
- keratosis pilaris is a common condition
Examples
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I have had keratosis pilaris all my life.
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Now, I do have keratosis pilaris, but this did not look the same.
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Combined with a raw vegan diet, oil pulling, and dry skin brushing, I know I could improve my skin texture—I’ve been battling keratosis pilaris since college.
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The condition keratosis pilaris causes small, rough bumps to appear on the outer arms and thighs.
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Many people with keratosis pilaris notice that the bumps become more prominent in winter.
Surface Forms
Morphology
keratosis + pilaris
The phrase is a technical compound: 'keratosis' denotes overgrowth/hardening of the outer skin layer and 'pilaris' (from Latin) relates to hair/follicles, so knowing both roots would allow someone to infer a keratinous condition of hair follicles. However, 'pilaris' is rare and the whole term is specialist medical jargon not familiar to average B1 learners, so the meaning is only partly transparent.
Etymology
Keratosis pilaris comes from old Greek words: keratosis meaning 'horn' and pilaris meaning 'hair'. That's because the skin shows tiny hard, horn-like bumps around the hair roots, so the name now means 'small hard bumps near hair'.