keratosis follicularis
- noun
- /ˌkɛrəˈtoʊsɪs fɑːlɪˈkjʊlərɪs/
- Specialized
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queratosis folicular
- The dermatologist diagnosed the patient with keratosis follicularis after observing multiple dark, crusted patches on the skin.
Examples
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Treatment options for keratosis follicularis are limited, but retinoids may help manage the symptoms.
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Because keratosis follicularis usually appears in childhood, early intervention is important for preventing complications.
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She was diagnosed with keratosis follicularis last year.
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The doctor explained that keratosis follicularis is hereditary.
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The dermatologist diagnosed the patient with keratosis follicularis after observing multiple dark, crusted patches on the skin.
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Because keratosis follicularis usually appears in childhood, early intervention is important for preventing complications.
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Treatment options for keratosis follicularis are limited, but retinoids may help manage the symptoms.
Synonyms
A rare inherited skin condition causing dark crusted patches that can have pus
Surface Forms
Morphology
keratosis + follicularis
The compound is built from medical morphemes: 'keratosis' (overgrowth of the outer skin layer) plus a Latin-derived adjective meaning 'relating to follicles' (follicularis), so a learner who knows both parts can infer it denotes a skin overgrowth affecting hair follicles. However, the exact clinical details (dark crusted patches, pus, hereditary status) are specialist and not fully predictable from the parts, so the term is only partially compositional for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Keratosis follicularis comes from old words meaning 'horn' and 'small pouch for a hair': keratosis means hard, horn-like skin and follicularis points to the hair's little pouch. So the name makes you picture 'hard bumps' around the 'hair roots', which is why it describes a skin disease with dark, crusted patches.
