Ichthyosis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A congenital, often hereditary skin disease marked by dry, thickened, scaly skin. Also called fishskin disease.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A disease which gives the sufferer a dry, scaly skin.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also fishskin.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, a congenital disease of the epidermis, in which it presents the form of hard dry scales and plates. Also called fish-skin disease.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hereditary disease    genetic abnormality    genetic defect    genetic disease    hereditary condition    inherited disease    genetic disorder    inherited disorder    congenital disease   
    Variant
    fishskin   
    Hyponym
    xeroderma    xerodermia   
     
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