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.
adj., adj acanthotÂ´ic. acanthosis niÂ´gricans diffuse acanthosis with gray, brown, or black pigmentation, chiefly in the axillae and other body folds, occurring in an adult form, often associated with an internal carcinoma (called malignant acanthosis nigricans) and in a benign, nevoid form, more or less generalized.