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kraurosis
[ kraw-roh-sis ]
noun
Pathology.
- atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·dz· [kraw-, rot, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kraurosis1
1885–90; < Greek û ( os ) dry, brittle + -osis
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Kraurosis vulvae, first described by Lawson Tait in 1875, is an atrophic change accompanied by pain and a yellowish discharge; the cause is unknown.
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