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kraurosis

[kraw-roh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

  1. atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.

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Other Word Forms

  • kraurotic adjective
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Word 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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