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  1. n. pathology A skin disease, sometimes associated with cancer, exhibiting grey or black wart-like growths near the major joints.

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  1. n. a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant

Etymologies

  1. From New Latin acanth ("spine") + English osis ("diseased condition") + Latin nigricans ("blackish"). (Wiktionary)

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  1. skin disease
  1. disease of the skin
  1. skin disorder

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