acrokeratosis ver·ru·ci·for·mis (v -r  s-fôr m s)n. A dermatitis of genetic origin, characterized by warty outgrowths of the hands and feet. |
acrokeratosis verruciformis
[ak′rōker′ətō′sis]
a skin disorder characterized by the appearance of flat wartlike lesions on the dorsum of the hands and feet and occasionally on the wrists, forearms, and knees. It is an inherited disease, transmitted as a dominant trait.
acrokeratosis verruciformis [ak″ro-ker″ah-to´sis vĕ-roo″sĭ-for´mis]
a hereditary dermatosis characterized by flat wartlike papules on the dorsal aspect of the hand, foot, elbow, and knee.
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