ACANTHOSIS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does acanthosis mean? 

• ACANTHOSIS (noun)
  The noun ACANTHOSIS has 1 sense:

1. an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)

  Familiarity information: ACANTHOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACANTHOSIS (noun)

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 condition; skin disease; skin disorder; skin problem (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)