Look up: ichthyosis

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   ichthyosis
   [n] - any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is fishlike (dry and scaly)
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   Ichthyosis
   a variety of diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly
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   Ichthyosis
   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 to describe the appearance and texture of the skin in the various types and stages of ichth ...
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   ichthyosis
   Hypertrophy of the corneous layer of the skin, usually congenital, in which the skin becomes dry, hard and scaly, with an absence of secretion from the sweat and sebaceous glands Category: Medicine
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   Ichthyosis
   Ich`thy·o'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek 'ichqy`s fish.] (Medicine) A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also fishskin . -- Ich`thy*ot'ic adjective
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   ichthyosis
   <dermatology> A group of cutaneous disorders characterised by increased or aberrant keratinisation, resulting in noninflammatory scaling of the skin. Many different metaphors have been used to describe the appearance and texture of the skin in the various types and stages of ichthyosis, for example alligator, collodion, crocodile, fish and po ...
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   Ichthyosis
   `Ichthyosis` is a family of genetic dermatological conditions seen in humans and domestic animals. The word comes from Greek `ιÃ?‡Î¸Ã?Â?Ã?‰Ã?ƒιÃ?‚` lit. `forming fish`, as people or animals with ichthyosis have scaly skin which can vaguely resemble the scales of a fish. The term ichthyosis is sometimes used to refer to the specific condition ichthyosis vulgaris. Ichthyosis was formerly referred to as `pseudo-leprosy,` as it can produce an appearanc...
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   ichthyosis
   (ik″the-o´sis) any in a group of skin disorders characterized by increased or aberrant keratinization, resulting in dryness, roughness, and scaliness of the skin. Many different metaphors have been used to describe the various types and stages of ichthyosis, such as alligator, collodion, crocodile, fish, and porcu...
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   Ichthyosis
   • (n.) A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also fishskin.
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    ichthyosis
    a hereditary condition involving dryness and scaliness of the skin brought about by excessive growth of the horny outermost covering of the skin. The ... [1 related articles]
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    ichthyosis
    (ichthy- + -osis) a group of cutaneous disorders characterized by increased or aberrant keratinization, resulting in noninflammatory scaling of the skin. Many different metaphors have been used to describe the appearance and texture of the skin in the various types and stages of ichthyosis, e.g. alligator, collodion, crocodile, fish, and porcupine...
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    ichthyosis
    ichthyosis, ichthyotic, ichthyotoxic 1. A keratinization disorder identified by dryness and noninflammatory fishskin-like scaling of the skin. 2. A disease that causes the skin to become dry, thick, and scaly.
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    ichthyosis
    Congenital disorders of keratinization characterized by noninflammatory dryness and scaling of the skin, often associated with other defects and with abnormalities of lipid metabolism; distinguishable genetically, clinically, microscopically, and by epidermal cell kinetics. Syn: alligator skin, sauriasis, fish skin [ichthyo- + G. -osis, condition]
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