desmosome
noun
des·mo·some
ˈdez-mə-ˌsōm 
: a specialized structure of the cell membrane especially of an epithelial cell that serves as a zone of adhesion to anchor contiguous cells together
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The fruit acid penetrates into the layers of dead skin cells and breaks down the desmosomes which hold the layers together.
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Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 27 Apr. 2016
These AHAs eat away and separate what are called desmosomes.
—Self, Glamour, 3 July 2017
Desmosomes are the fibers that bind the dead skin cells together.
—Self, Glamour, 3 July 2017
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Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 27 Apr. 2016
These AHAs eat away and separate what are called desmosomes.
—Self, Glamour, 3 July 2017
Desmosomes are the fibers that bind the dead skin cells together.
—Self, Glamour, 3 July 2017
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desmosome
noun
des·mo·some
ˈdez-mə-ˌsōm
: a specialized local thickening of the plasma membrane of an epithelial cell that serves to anchor contiguous cells together
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