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Acantholysis

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  acanthoma acanthoma ac·an·tho·ma (āk’ān-thō’mə, āk’ən-) n. pl. ac·an·tho·mas or ac·an·tho·ma·ta (-mə-tə) a tumor composed of epidermal squamous cells.

• Acanthopterygian

  belonging or pertaining to the acanthopterygii (acanthopteri), the group of spiny-finned fishes, including the b-ss and perch. an acanthopterygian fish. historical examples acanthopterygian, ak-an-thop-tėr-ij′i-an, adj. having spiny fins. chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 1 of 4: a-d) various adjective of, relating to, or belonging to the acanthopterygii, a large group of teleost fishes having spiny […]

• Acanthorrhexis

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• Acanthosis

  acanthosis acanthosis ac·an·tho·sis (āk’ān-thō’sĭs, āk’ən-) n. pl. ac·an·tho·ses (-sēz’) an increase in the thickness of the pr-ckle cell layer of the epidermis; hyperacanthosis. ac’an·thot’ic (-thŏt’ĭk) adj.

• Acanthotic

  acanthotic acanthotic ac·an·thot·ic (ak-an- thot’ik) n. pertaining to or characteristic of acanthosis

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