mucinosis

English

Etymology

From mucin +‎ -osis.

Noun

mucinosis (plural mucinoses)

  1. (pathology) Any of a group of cutaneous diseases caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of acid mucopolysaccharides (i.e. mucin), usually hyaluronic acid

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