What does "ichthyosis" mean?

A disease which gives the sufferer a dry, scaly skin.

How do you pronounce "ichthyosis"?

Pronounced //ɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs//.

Ichthyosis

Q: What is a synonym for "ichthyosis"?

Common synonyms include: albinism, color blindness, fish-skin disease, fishskin disease, hemophilia, mongolism.

//ɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A disease which gives the sufferer a dry, scaly skin. countable, uncountable
"A well-marked case of pseudo-leprosy or ichthyosis, a scale-like affection of the skin, unsightly, obstinate, but possibly curable, and certainly non-infective."
2
any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

albinism color blindness fish-skin disease fishskin disease hemophilia mongolism

Example

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"A well-marked case of pseudo-leprosy or ichthyosis, a scale-like affection of the skin, unsightly, obstinate, but possibly curable, and certainly non-infective."

Etymology

From New Latin, from ichthyo- + -osis.

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