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acanthosis

acant·ho·sis

US/æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)

Origin

From acanth- + -osis (“diseased condition”).

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