Medical Terminology / Unit 5 MedTerm 0264 short lesson, about 20 seconds
kerat/o: Horny Tissue
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The idea
The combining form kerat slash o names hard, horny tissue, the protein that toughens skin and nails.
In practice
Keratosis is an abnormal condition of thickened, horny skin.
Where people slip
Kerat slash o also names the cornea of the eye. The rest of the term decides which.
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