Acanthosis Definition
noun
(medicine) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.[First attested in the late 19th century.]
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Noun
Singular:
acanthosis
Plural:
acanthosesOrigin of Acanthosis
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acanth + -osis (“diseased condition”)
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