acanthosis nigricans
English
Etymology
From New Latin acanthus (“spine”) + -osis (“diseased condition”) + Latin nigricans (“blackish”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪs/ + IPA(key): /ˈnɪɡ.ɹɪˌkænz/, /ˈnaɪɡ.ɹɪˌkænz/
Noun
acanthosis nigricans (uncountable)
- (pathology) A skin sign often associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes exhibiting velvety, thickened, and darkened skin and skin tags, often occurring in skin folds and the axillae.
References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)