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ACANTHOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("acanthosis" is a kind of...):
disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)
Holonyms ("acanthosis" is a part of...):
psoriasis (a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences)
Derivation:
acanthotic (of or relating to or having acanthosis)
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