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noun
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρᾰς (kérăs)der. English kerato- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English keratolysis From kerato- + -lysis.
