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.
Xanthoma: Yellowish firm nodules in the skin frequently indicating underlying disease, such as diabetes, disorder of fats (lipid disorder or hyperlipidemia), or other conditions.A xanthoma is a kind of harmless growth of tissue.he word xanthoma is made up of  xanth-  from the Greek roots xanthos (yellow) and oma (swelling) = a yellow swelling. A xanthoma is a circumscribed yellow swelling, a yellowish nodule.