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ichthyoses

ichthyoses is the plural of ichthyosis.

Meaning of ichthyosis

Noun

ichthyosis (countable and uncountable, plural ichthyoses)

  1. Any of a group of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin.
    • 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.1926, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier, Norton, published 2005, page 1506

Questions about ichthyoses

What is ichthyoses the plural of?
Ichthyoses is the plural of ichthyosis.

Words near ichthyoses in the dictionary

  1. ichthyosauriforms
  2. ichthyosauromorph
  3. ichthyosauromorphs
  4. ichthyosaurs
  5. ichthyosaurus
  6. ichthyoses
  7. ichthyosiform
  8. ichthyosis
  9. ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens
  10. ichthyosis hystrix
  11. ichthyosis lamellaris

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