disease of the skin vs acanthosis

acanthosis vs disease of the skin

disease of the skin and acanthosis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disease of the skin	Yes	No	No	No
acanthosis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acanthosis is a hyponym of disease of the skin; that is, acanthosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disease of the skin:

disease of the skin: a disease affecting the skin
acanthosis: an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)

Other hyponyms of disease of the skin include acantholysis, acanthosis nigricans, keratosis nigricans, acne, dermatosis, eczema, erythroderma, furunculosis, impetigo, jungle rot, keratoderma, keratodermia, keratonosis, keratosis, leukoderma, lichen, livedo, lupus, melanism, melanosis, molluscum, necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, pemphigus, prurigo, psoriasis, rhagades, Saint Anthony's fire, seborrhea, vitiligo, xanthoma, xanthosis.

disease of the skin (noun)	acanthosis (noun)
a disease affecting the skin	an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)

Difference between disease of the skin and acanthosis

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