ich|thy|o|sis

ich|thy|o|sis
ich|thy|o|sis «IHK thee OH sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
any one of several diseases in which the skin becomes dry, rough, and scaly; fishskin disease: »

Common to all the ichthyoses…is increased production of epidermal cells (J. T. Kalivas and T. B. Fitzpatrick).

[< New Latin ichthyosis < Greek ichthys, -ýos fish + -ōsis condition]

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  • thy — thy·mi·a·te·ri·on; thy·mi·dine; thy·mi·dyl·ic; thy·mine; thy·mo·centric; thy·mo·cyte; thy·mol; thy·mo·ma; thy·mo·nucleic; thy·myl; thy·ra·tron; thy·re·o·cor·i·dae; thy·re·oid; thy·re·o·trop·ic; thy·rid·i·al; thy·rid·i·dae; thy·rid·i·um;… …   English syllables

  • ichthyosis — ich·thy·o·sis …   English syllables

  • Ichthyose — Ich|thy|o|se . Ich|thy|o|sis die; , ...osen <aus gleichbed. nlat. ichthyosis, vgl. 1↑...ose> Fischschuppenkrankheit (Hautleiden mit übermäßiger Trockenheit, abnormer Verhornung u. Abschuppung der Haut; Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Ichthyose — Ich|thy|o|se, Ich|thy|o|sis, die; , ...osen (Medizin eine Hautkrankheit) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • Ichthyosis — Ich|thy|o|se, Ich|thy|o|sis, die; , ...osen (Medizin eine Hautkrankheit) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • ichthyosis — ich•thy•o•sis [[t]ˌɪk θiˈoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat a hereditary disorder of the outermost horny tissue characterized by dry, scaly skin …   From formal English to slang

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • Ichthyosis — Dry, rectangular scales on the skin. Like fish scales. From the Greek ichthys meaning fish. Ichthyosis is not one but rather a group of skin disorders characterized by noninflammatory scaling of the skin. Many different metaphors have been used… …   Medical dictionary

  • fishskin — Ichthyosis Ich thy*o sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ichqy s fish.] (Med.) A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; called also {fishskin}. {Ich thy*ot ic}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ichthyosis — Ich thy*o sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ichqy s fish.] (Med.) A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; called also {fishskin}. {Ich thy*ot ic}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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