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ich⋅thy⋅o⋅sis

[ik-thee-oh-sis]
–noun Pathology.
a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates.

Origin:
1805–15; < NL; see ichthy-, -osis


ich⋅thy⋅ot⋅ic [ik-thee-ot-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: ich·thy·o·sis
Pronunciation: "ik-thE-'O-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ich·thy·o·ses /-"sEz/
: any of several congenital diseases of hereditary origin characterized by rough, thick, and scaly skin called also fishskindisease

Main Entry: ich·thy·ot·ic
Pronunciation: "ik-thE-'ät-ik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or exhibiting ichthyosis<ichthyotic skin>
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ichthyosis ich·thy·o·sis (ĭk'thē-ō'sĭs)
n.
A congenital, often hereditary skin disease characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin. Also called alligator skin, fish skin, fishskin disease, ichthyosis sauroderma.

ichthyotic ich·thy·ot·ic (ĭk'thē-ŏt'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characterized by ichthyosis.

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