Category: K

The protein of the hair, nails, and epidermis.  

Plastic surgery of the cornea in which a portion is removed and frozen and its curvature reshaped; then it is reattached to the cornea.  

A loosening of the horny layer of the skin.  

A cosmetic operation performed on a sightless eye. The procedure involves removing the corneal surface and covering the area with bulbar conjunctiva.  

The precursor of keratin, present in the form of granules in the cytoplasm of cells in the stratum granulosum of keratinized mucosa or epidermis of the skin.  

Hypertrophy of the stratum corneum or horny layer of the epidermis, especially on the palms of hands and soles of feet, producing a horny condition of the skin. Thickened skin, also known as hyperkeratosis.  

Inflammation of the horny layer of the skin with proliferation.  

Hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles of women, which may occur during menopause.  

Prominent hyperkeratotic scaling lesions of the palms, soles, and penis; around the nails; and occasionally in other areas. This condition is associated with Reiter’s syndrome. The scientific term for the scaly skin patches that manifest on the arms, legs, and trunk of individuals with RS (Reflected Sunlight) is known as “erythematous plaques.”  

A gray, disk-shaped opacity in the middle of the cornea. A type of keratitis, which denotes inflammation of the cornea positioned at the front of the eye, manifests as the development of a disk-shaped opacity within the corneal tissue. Typically, this occurrence arises as an immune response to a viral infection.