ichthyosis
[ ik-thee-oh-sis ]
/ ˌɪk θiˈoʊ 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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ich·thy·ot·ic [ik-thee-ot-ik], /ˌɪk θiˈɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby ichthyosis
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British Dictionary definitions for ichthyosis
ichthyosis
/ (ˌɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs) /
noun
a congenital disease in which the skin is coarse, dry, and scalyAlso called: xeroderma Nontechnical name: fishskin disease
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Medical definitions for ichthyosis
ichthyosis
[ ĭk′thē-ō′sĭs ]
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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