kraurosis

Definitions of kraurosis
  1. noun
    atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane
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    types:
    kraurosis vulvae
    kraurosis of the vulva; often a precancerous lesion
    type of:
    atrophy, wasting, wasting away
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
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