acantholysis

acantholysis definition - medical

ac·an·thol·y·sis (ăkˌăn-thŏlˈĭ-sĭs, ăkˌən-)

noun pl. ac·an·thol·y·ses (-sēzˌ)
Separation of individual prickle cells from their neighbors, as in keratosis follicularis.

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