carotenosis
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carotenosis
[kar″o-tĕ-no´sis] deposition of
carotene in tissues, especially the skin.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Nevertheless, the right amount of intake is not yet determined, an excess might lead to
carotenosis, when the skin turns orange by the deposition of carotenoids in the outer layer of epidermis [10].
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