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A breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)
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acantholysis
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n. (context medicine English) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
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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 ...
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n. a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)