Acanthoma

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology, a neoplasm or tumor of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis, which invades the corium; a skin-cancer.
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  • noun. A neoplasm of the prickle cell layer of the skin
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  • noun. a neoplasm originating in the epidermis
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