epidermolysis
noun
the state of having an abnormally loose epidermis, which causes blisters and is often a result of disease.
epidermolytic
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a word derived from
epidermolysis.
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From these samples they can diagnose a severe skin disease known as epidermolytic hyperkeratosis and such blood disorders as hemophilia and thalassemia, and the 40% of sickle cell anemia cases that amniocentesis misses.
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