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Ichthyosis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Ichthyosis has 1 sense
- ichthyosis(n = noun.state) Array - any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish; Array is a kind of congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
has particulars: xeroderma, xerodermia
CIDE DICTIONARY
Ichthyosis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s fish.].
A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also fishskin . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Ichthyosis, n. a skin disease which causes the epidermis to become dry and horny like fish scales.
Derivative
ichthyotic adj.
Etymology
Gk ikhthus fish + -OSIS
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