Definition of Ichthyosis

1. Noun. Any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish.


Definition of Ichthyosis

1. n. A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also fishskin.

Medical Definition of Ichthyosis

1. 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 porcupine skin. most ichthyoses are genetically determined, while some may be acquired and develop in association with various systemic diseases or be a prominent feature in certain genetic syndromes. The term is commonly used alone to refer to i. Vulgaris. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ichthyosis

ichthyosarcotoxin
ichthyosarcotoxism
ichthyosaur
ichthyosaur
ichthyosauria
Ichthyosauria
ichthyosaurian
ichthyosaurian
ichthyosaurians
Ichthyosauridae
ichthyosaurs
ichthyosaurus
ichthyosaurus
ichthyosiform erythroderma
ichthyosis (current term)
ichthyosis (current term)
ichthyosis congenita neonatorum
ichthyosis corneae
ichthyosis foetalis
ichthyosis follicularis
ichthyosis hystrix
ichthyosis intrauterina
ichthyosis linearis circumflexa
ichthyosis palmaris et plantaris
ichthyosis scutulata
ichthyosis sebacea
ichthyosis sebacea cornea
ichthyosis simplex
ichthyosis spinosa
ichthyosis uteri

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