ichthyosis
a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates.
Origin of ichthyosis
1Other words from ichthyosis
- ich·thy·ot·ic [ik-thee-ot-ik], /ˌɪk θiˈɒt ɪk/, adjective
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How to use ichthyosis in a sentence
So are the elbows and the knees; and similar portions of the thighs and the arms may be found affected with ichthyosis.
On the Genesis of Species | St. George Mivartichthyosis simplex and ichthyosis hystrix, terms commonly employed to designate the mild and severe forms respectively.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonHow is ichthyosis to be distinguished from eczema, psoriasis, and other scaly inflammatory diseases?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonIn severe cases of ichthyosis hystrix it may be necessary, also, to employ caustics or the knife.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonAll however were well nourished, and their functions, save that of the skin (five had acne and one ichthyosis) well performed.
The Criminal | Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for ichthyosis
/ (ˌɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs) /
a congenital disease in which the skin is coarse, dry, and scaly: Also called: xeroderma Nontechnical name: fishskin disease
Derived forms of ichthyosis
- ichthyotic (ˌɪkθɪˈɒtɪk), adjective
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