acantholysis
noun
ac·an·thol·y·sis
| \ ˌak-ˌan-ˈthäl-ə-səs
, ˌā-ˌkan-
, ˌak-ən-\
, ˌā-ˌkan-
, ˌak-ən-\
plural acantholyses\ -ə-ˌsēz
\
\
Medical Definition of acantholysis
: loss of coherence between keratinocytes of the epidermis that is due to breakdown of desmosomal intercellular attachments and is characteristic of various conditions (as pemphigus and herpesvirus infection) marked by vesicular eruption
Other Words from acantholysis
acantholytic
\ ə-ˌkan-thə-ˈlit-ik
\
adjective
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adjective
acantholytic cells
acantholytic blistering