ichthyosis
[ ik-thee-oh-sis ]
/ ˌɪk θiË?oÊŠ sɪs /
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noun Pathology.
a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ichthyosis
ich·thy·ot·ic [ik-thee-ot-ik], /ˌɪk θiË?É’t ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby ichthyosis
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British Dictionary definitions for ichthyosis
ichthyosis
/ (ˌɪkθɪË?əʊsɪs) /
noun
a congenital disease in which the skin is coarse, dry, and scalyAlso called: xeroderma Nontechnical name: fishskin disease
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ichthyotic (ˌɪkθɪË?É’tɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for ichthyosis
ichthyosis
[ Äk′thÄ“-Å′sÄs ]
n.
A congenital, often hereditary skin disease characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin.alligator skin fish skin fishskin disease ichthyosis sauroderma
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