acantholysis meaning

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acantholysis (noun): a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus).

Definition of acantholysis

  1. a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)

    Type of: skin disease

Word lists: words starting with AC · words ending in IS · 12-letter words

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