Ichthyosis

  • 31ichthyosis — n. hereditary skin disease characterized by flaky and scaly skin …

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  • 32ichthyosis — [ˌɪkθɪ əʊsɪs] noun Medicine a congenital skin condition which causes the epidermis to become dry and horny like fish scales. Derivatives ichthyotic adjective …

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  • 33ichthyosis — ich·thy·o·sis …

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  • 34ichthyosis — 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

  • 35ichthyosis — /ɪkθiˈoʊsəs/ (say ikthee ohsuhs) noun a congenital disease in which the epidermis continually flakes off in large scales or plates. –ichthyotic /ɪkθiˈɒtɪk/ (say ikthee otik), adjective …

  • 36Ichthyosis — Ich|thy|o|se, Ich|thy|o|sis, die; , ...osen (Medizin eine Hautkrankheit) …

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  • 37ichthyosis — n. a skin disease which causes the epidermis to become dry and horny like fish scales. Derivatives: ichthyotic adj. Etymology: Gk ikhthus fish + OSIS …

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  • 38Lamellar ichthyosis — Ichthyosis lamellaris Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q80.2 OMIM 242300 DiseasesDB …

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  • 39acquired ichthyosis — ichthyosis occurring secondary to systemic disease, such as Hodgkin disease, leprosy, or sarcoidosis, or occasionally as an adverse drug reaction …

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  • 40ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens — an autosomal dominant condition caused by mutation in the KRT2 gene (locus: 12q11 q13), which encodes keratin 2e, characterized by mild blistering in infancy on skin surfaces that bump objects; the blisters shed to leave small areas denuded of… …

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