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)
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