acantholysis
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ac·an·thol·y·sis
(ăk'ăn-thŏl'ĭ-sĭs, ăk'ən-)
n., pl. -ses (-sēz').
n., pl. -ses (-sēz').
Separation of individual prickle cells from their neighbors, as in keratosis follicularis.
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acantholysis
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acantholysis
Loss of cohesion between the epidermal cells, resulting in intraepidermal clefts, vesicles and bullae. Seen in inflammatory, viral and autoimmune skin diseases, particularly the pemphigus complex.
- a. bullosa — see epidermolysis bullosa.
- familial a. — a congenital disease of Aberdeen Angus calves characterized by ulceration of the oral mucosa and the skin over the distal limb joints and the coronet.
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acantholysis
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The loosening, separation, or disassociation of individual prickle cells within the epithelium from their neighbor, often seen in conditions such as pemphigus vulgaris and keratosis follicularis.
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