English
acantholysis
From acanth- (“spine”) + -lysis (“destruction”).
Formed from acanth- ‘spine’ + -lysis ‘destruction’
Ancient Greek ἄκανθος ‘thorn plant’
English acanth-
Today it means
noun The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
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Etymograph / acantholysis