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Princeton's WordNet

  1. acantholysisnoun

    a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)

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  1. acantholysisnoun

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

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  1. Acantholysis

    Acantholysis is the loss of intercellular connections, such as desmosomes, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris. It is absent in bullous pemphigoid, making it useful for differential diagnosis. This histological feature is also seen in herpes simplex infections (HSV 1 and 2) and varicella zoster infections (chicken pox and shingles).

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  1. acantholysis

    Acantholysis is a pathological process in which there is a breakdown, loss or disintegration of the intercellular connections within a layer of cells, specifically the prickle cell layer of the epidermis within the skin. This phenomenon is often associated with certain skin conditions such as pemphigus and Darier's disease.

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  1. Acantholysis

    Acantholysis is the loss of intercellular connections, such as desmosomes, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris. It is absent in bullous pemphigoid, making it useful for differential diagnosis. This histological feature is also seen in herpes simplex infections.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of acantholysis in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of acantholysis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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