zoacanthosis

zoacanthosis

 [zo″ak-an-tho´sis] a dermatitis caused by penetration into a person's skin of bristles, hairs, or other foreign objects from another species of animal.

zo·ac·an·tho·sis

(zō'ak-an-thō'sis) A cutaneous eruption due to introduction into the human skin of hair, bristles, or stingers, or other lower animal structures. [G. zōon, animal, + acanthosis]