At the end of 2008, 84.6 per cent of Swiss Internet users had broadband access; 69.3 per cent of them had digital subscriber line (DSL) connections and 28.8 per cent had cable modem access. Various other access technologies played a lesser role at only 1.9 per cent.
Noun. 1. acanthosis-an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis). disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder-a disease affecting the skin.oun. 1. acanthosis-an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis). disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder-a disease affecting the skin.
Definition. Cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative disease of the liver in which normal liver cells are damaged and then replaced by scar tissue. There are different types of cirrhosis that could afflict a person.irrhosis changes the structure of the liver and the blood vessels that nourish it. The disease reduces the liver's ability to manufacture proteins, complex carbohydrates, fats, cholesterol, and to process hormones, nutrients, medications, and poisons.