Medical Dictionary

keratosis pilaris

noun keratosis pi·la·ris \-pi-ˈler-əs\

Medical Definition of KERATOSIS PILARIS

:  a condition marked by the formation of hard conical elevations in the openings of the sebaceous glands especially of the thighs and arms that resemble permanent goose bumps

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