ACANTHOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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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