ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant

Synonyms:

acanthosis nigricans; keratosis nigricans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("acanthosis nigricans" is a kind of...):

disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)

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