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Hyperkeratosis of hand

Hyperkeratosis of the heel. Hyperkeratosis describes a thickening of the outer layer of the skin caused by abnormally increased amounts of the protein keratin which normally functions to protect the skin.

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Diatoms hidden inside a grain of sand, SEM

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Single grain of sand, SEM

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Hyperkeratosis of the heel. Hyperkeratosis describes a thickening of the outer layer of the skin caused by abnormally increased amounts of the protein keratin which normally functions to protect the skin.

Diatoms hidden inside a grain of sand, SEM

Hyperkeratosis of hand