Ichthyosis

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs/

Origin

Modern Latin, from ichthyo- + -osis.

Full definition of ichthyosis

Noun

1. (disease) A disease which gives the sufferer a dry, scaly skin.
• 1926, Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier’, Norton 2005, p. 1506: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.

Derived terms

• dysplastic ichthyosis
• harlequin ichthyosis, harlequin type ichthyosis
• ichthyosis bullosa
• ichthyosis congenita
• ichthyosis fetalis
• ichthyosis hystrix
• ichthyosis vulgaris
• lamellar ichthyosis