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Keratoderma has the following meanings in the field of medicine:

1. Any horny growth on the outside of something.

2. A generalized thickening of the horny layer of the skin. A horny skin or covering.

A keratoderma is also known as a callus and hyperkeratosis. Keratoderma comes from the Greek word “keras” meaning “horn,” and the Greek word “derma” meaning “skin.” Put the words together and you get “horn skin.”

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