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keratoacanthoma

ker·a·to·a·can·tho·ma [ kèrrətō ə kan thṓmə ] (plural ker·a·to·a·can·tho·mas or ker·a·to·a·can·tho·ma·ta [ kèrrətō ə kan thṓmətə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
growth on the skin: a round, rapidly growing benign skin growth with a hard white core, occurring mainly on the face and disappearing in a few weeks

[Mid-20th century. <kerato- + Greek akantha "thorn"]
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