Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

acantholysis

(ă-kăn-thŏl′ĭ-sĭs)
[Pronunciation]
[″ + lysis, dissolution]

Any disease of the skin accompanied by degeneration of the cohesive elements of the cells of the outer or horny layer of the skin.

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acantholysis bullosa

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