cutis laxa

noun

A group of rare connective tissue disorders in which the skin becomes inelastic and hangs loosely in folds.

Similar
elastolysis
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Meanings

nouncutis laxa (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA group of rare connective tissue disorders in which the skin becomes inelastic and hangs loosely in folds.

    Synonyms: elastolysis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of rare connective tissue disorders in which the skin becomes inelastic and hangs loosely in folds.

Similar
elastolysis
Also see
chalazoderma

Origin

Latin

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APA

cutis laxa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutis%20laxa

MLA

“cutis laxa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutis%20laxa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutis laxa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutis%20laxa.

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