Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, atrophy of the stratum spinosum (prickle-cells) of the epidermis.
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- noun medicine The loss of
intercellular connections, resulting in loss ofcohesion betweenkeratinocytes , seen indiseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
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- noun a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The skin showed hyperplasia and acantholysis in the mid - and lower epidermal layers, whereas the heart showed extensive fibrosis and fibrofatty replacement in both ventricles.
Naturejobs - All Jobs M[ytilde] G Mahoney 2010
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Activation of keratinocyte intracellular signaling pathways is emerging as an important component of pemphigus IgG-mediated acantholysis.
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue H. E. Lee 2009
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Furthermore, these observations suggest that the earlier peak of p38MAPK activation is part of the mechanism leading to acantholysis, whereas the later peak of p38MAPK and apoptosis may not be essential for acantholysis.
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue H. E. Lee 2009
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