ichthyosis
noun/ɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs/
Etymology From New Latin, from ichthyo- + -osis.
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Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Any of a group of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin
- A well-marked case of pseudo-leprosy or ichthyosis, a scale-like affection of the skin, unsightly, obstinate, but possibly curable, and certainly non-infective.1926, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier, Norton, published 2005, page 1506:
- Derived terms
- dysplastic ichthyosis, harlequin ichthyosis, harlequin-type ichthyosis, ichthyosiform, ichthyosis bullosa, ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens, ichthyosis congenita, ichthyosis fetalis, ichthyosis hystrix, ichthyosis lamellaris, ichthyosis prematurity syndrome, ichthyosis vulgaris, keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome, lamellar ichthyosis