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epidermolysis

American  
[e-pi-der-mahl-i-sis] / ˌɛ pɪ dərˈmɑl ɪ sɪs /

noun

  1. the state of having an abnormally loose epidermis, which causes blisters and is often a result of disease.


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The proceeds will be donated to EB Research Partnership, a nonprofit that researches treatment and cures for epidermolysis bullosa.

From Seattle Times Aug. 22, 2023

Ortiz also will be fighting for his ailing 11-year-old daughter Lismercedes, who is battling the painful skin condition epidermolysis bullosa.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2019

He was born with a genetic disease called junctional epidermolysis bullosa that leaves his skin as fragile as a butterfly's wings.

From BBC Dec. 23, 2017

Dr. Uitto also cautioned that epidermolysis bullosa often involves damage to internal tissue, like the lining of the esophagus and urinary tract, that gene therapy for the skin cannot repair.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2017

In his own research Marinkovich has used gene therapy to treat four patients with a different genetic form of epidermolysis bullosa.

From Scientific American Nov. 8, 2017

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