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acantholysis

acant·ho·ly·sis

UK/æˌkænˈθɒ.lɪs.ɪs/ US/æˌkænˈθɑ.lə.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From acanth- (“spine”) + -lysis (“destruction”).

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