kraurosis

[kraw-roh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

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

Other Word Forms

• kraurotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of kraurosis¹

1885–90; < Greek kraûr ( os ) dry, brittle + -osis

Example Sentences

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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