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ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acanthosis nigricans mean?
• ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS (noun)
The noun ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS has 1 sense:
1. a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant
Familiarity information: ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
acanthosis nigricans; keratosis nigricans
Hypernyms ("acanthosis nigricans" is a kind of...):
disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)
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