"acanthosis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪs/ [US] Forms: acanthoses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊsɪs Etymology: From acanth- + -osis (“diseased condition”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|acanth-|-osis|t2=diseased condition}} acanth- + -osis (“diseased condition”) Head templates: {{en-noun|acanthoses}} acanthosis (plural acanthoses)
  1. (pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis. Categories (topical): Pathology Derived forms: acanthosis nigricans, pseudoacanthosis Translations (abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum): acantosi [feminine] (Catalan), acantosi [feminine] (Italian), acantose [feminine] (Portuguese), acantosis [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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