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acanthosis

US/æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪs/

acanthosis noun: a benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.

Noun

acanthosis (plural acanthoses)

  1. A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.

acanthosis meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian

acanthosis in Tamil

தோல் தடிப்பு, மேல்தோல் திசுத்தடித்தல்

acanthosis in Kannada

ಮುಳ್ಳುಬೇನೆ

acanthosis in Indonesian

abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum
akantosis

Forms of acanthosis

pluralacanthoses

Origin of acanthosis

From acanth- + -osis (“diseased condition”).

Words formed from acanthosis

Words that rhyme with acanthosis

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Questions about acanthosis

What does acanthosis mean?
Acanthosis means a benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
What is acanthosis in Tamil?
Acanthosis in Tamil is தோல் தடிப்பு, மேல்தோல் திசுத்தடித்தல். See Acanthosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acanthosis?
Acanthosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce acanthosis?
Acanthosis is pronounced /æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of acanthosis?
The plural of acanthosis is acanthoses.

Words near acanthosis in the dictionary

  1. acanthoracid
  2. acanthoracids
  3. acanthorrhexis
  4. acanthors
  5. acanthoses
  6. acanthosis
  7. acanthosis nigricans
  8. acanthosoma
  9. acanthosomas
  10. acanthosomata
  11. acanthosomatid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acanthosis (page history and authors); acanthosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acanthosis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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