Adermatoglyphia
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The rare congenital absence of epidermal ridges (fingerprints and toeprints). uncountable
"Dyskeratosis congenita is a rare congenital syndrome, characterized by the triad of reticular skin pigmentation, mucosal leukoplakia, and nail dystrophy, plus the predisposition to bone marrow failure and malignancy. […] Other cutaneous findings may include alopecia, hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles, and adermatoglyphia (loss of dermal ridges on fingers and toes)."
- 2 The autosomally dominant genetic disorder which causes this condition. uncountable
"Monogenic disorders offer unique opportunities for researchers to shed light upon fundamental physiological processes in humans. We investigated a large family affected with autosomal-dominant adermatoglyphia (absence of fingerprints) also known as the "immigration delay disease.""
Example
More examples"Dyskeratosis congenita is a rare congenital syndrome, characterized by the triad of reticular skin pigmentation, mucosal leukoplakia, and nail dystrophy, plus the predisposition to bone marrow failure and malignancy. […] Other cutaneous findings may include alopecia, hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles, and adermatoglyphia (loss of dermal ridges on fingers and toes)."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, the alpha privativum, a prefix forming words having a sense opposite to the word or stem to which it is attached; a-) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”) + -ία (-ía, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns); analysable as a- + dermato- + glyph + -a.
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