acanthosis

English Thesaurus

1. an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder,
definition	:	a disease affecting the skin (noun.state)

part meronym	:	psoriasis,
definition	:	a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences (noun.state)

derivation	:	acanthotic,
definition	:	of or relating to or having acanthosis (adj.pert)

derivation	:	acanthotic,
definition	:	of or relating to or having acanthosis (adj.pert)