acantholysis

English edit

Etymology edit

acanth- (“spine”) +‎ -lysis (“destruction”)^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /æˌkænˈθɒ.lɪs.ɪs/
(US) IPA^(key): /æˌkænˈθɑ.lə.sɪs/
Rhymes: -ɒlɪsɪs

Noun edit

acantholysis (usually uncountable, plural acantholyses)

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acantholysis

(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.

Derived terms edit

acantholytic

Translations edit

loss of intercellular connections

Portuguese: acantólise f

References edit

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)

Anagrams edit

Stolichnayas

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