Term Name: hyperkeratosis
Synonyms: cornification, hyperorthokeratosis, hyperparakeratosis
Definition: Thickening of the surface layers (stratum corneum) in the skin or other stratified squamous epithelium. Cf. ortho- and para-keratosis.
Ontology: MPATH [MPATH:154]

Relationships
is a type of: squamous hyperplasia
has subtype: orthokeratosis parakeratosis