Definitions for acantholysis
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Princeton's WordNet
acantholysis(noun)
a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)
Wiktionary
acantholysis(Noun)
The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Acantholysis
Separation of the prickle cells of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis, resulting in atrophy of the prickle cell layer. It is seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris (see PEMPHIGUS) and DARIER DISEASE.
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