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keratoma

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keratoma /ker·a·to·ma/ (ker″ah-to´mah) pl. keratomas, kerato´mata   a callus or callosity.
ker·a·to·ma (kr-tm)
n.
1. See callosity.
2. A horny tumor.
keratoma
[ker′ətō′mə]
a hard, thick epidermal growth caused by hypertrophy of the horny layer of the skin. See also callus, def. 2.
keratoma
keratosis.


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They can be very painful, and they must be differentiated from calluses, keratomas, lichen planus, and foreign bodies.
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