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acanthoma

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acanthoma /ac·an·tho·ma/ (ak″an-tho´mah) (a″kan-tho´mah) pl. acanthomas, acantho´mata   a tumor composed of epidermal or squamous cells.
ac·an·tho·ma (kn-thm, kn-)
n. pl. ac·an·tho·mas or ac·an·tho·ma·ta (-m-t)
A tumor composed of epidermal squamous cells.

acanthoma
[ak′anthō′mə]
Etymology: Gk, akantha + oma, tumor
hypertrophy that arises from the stratum spinosum and is localized rather than diffuse. It may be benign or malignant.

acanthoma [ak″an-tho´mah] (pl. acanthomas, acantho´mata)
a tumor in the prickle cell layer of the skin.

acanthoma
a tumor in the prickle cell layer of the skin. See intracutaneous cornifying epithelioma.

infundibular keratinizing acanthoma
see intracutaneous cornifying epithelioma.


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