Meaning | A skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane. |
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Parts | acantholysis | A breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus) |
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Broader | autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder | Any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues |
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skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder | A disease affecting the skin |
Spanish | pénfigo |
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Adjectives | pemphigous | of or relating to or manifesting pemphigus |
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