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.
For example, acanthosis is a skin patch of dark skin that often reflects someone at risk for diabetes. These can lighten when weight is lost. Seborrheic keratosis are tags that occur often as people age. These occasionally change color, but rarely all at once and all to the same white color. Actual whitening of the skin can commonly occur. This is caused by a process where the skin pigmentation cells (known as melanocytes) are damaged. Commonly this is referred to as vitiligo.