What does "mucinosis" mean?

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

Mucinosis

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

Etymology

From mucin + -osis.

Related phrases

hyaluronic acid

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