dermatolysis
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Related to dermatolysis: pachydermatocele
der·ma·tol·y·sis
(der'mă-tol'i-sis),Loosening of the skin or atrophy of the skin by disease; erroneously used as a synonym for cutis laxa.
Synonym(s): dermolysis
[dermato- + G. lysis, a loosening]
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der·ma·tol·y·sis
(dĕr'mă-tol'i-sis)Loosening of the skin or atrophy of the skin by disease; erroneously used as a synonym for cutis laxa.
[dermato- + G. lysis, a loosening]
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dermatolysis
(der?ma-tol'i-sis) [? + lysis, dissolution]A tendency of hypertrophied skin and subcutaneous tissue to hang in folds; loose skin. Synonym: cutis laxa; cutis pendula; dermatocele; pachydermatocele (1)
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