ichthyosis
Syllables: ich·thy·o·sis/ˌɪk.θiˈəʊ̯.sɪs/UK/ˌɪk.θiːˈəʊ̯.sɪs/
ichthyosis noun: any of a group of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin.
Noun
ichthyosis (countable and uncountable, plural ichthyoses)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- fishskin disease
ichthyosis meaning in Tamil
ichthyosis in Tamil
- தோல் வறட்சி, செதிலாக்கம், செதிலாக்க நோய், வறண்ட தோல் நோய், சொறி, தோல் செதில்நோய்
Synonyms of ichthyosis
Forms of ichthyosis
| plural | ichthyoses |
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Origin of ichthyosis
Learned borrowing from New Latin ichthyōsis. By surface analysis, ichthyo- + -osis. First attested in 1815.
Words formed from ichthyosis
- dysplastic ichthyosis
- harlequin ichthyosis
- harlequin-type ichthyosis
- ichthyosiform
- ichthyosis bullosa
- ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens
- ichthyosis congenita
- ichthyosis fetalis
- ichthyosis hystrix
- ichthyosis lamellaris
- ichthyosis prematurity syndrome
- ichthyosis vulgaris
- keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- lamellar ichthyosis
Words that rhyme with ichthyosis
- apotheosis
- symbiosis
- -osis
- abiosis
- diagnosis
- gnosis
- hypnosis
- lordosis
- arthrosis
- cytosis
- kyphosis
- meiosis
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- osmosis
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- stenosis
- synostosis
- theosis
- acanthocytosis
- acanthosis
- acidosis
- adiposis
- aerobiosis
- alkalosis
- amyloidosis
- anadiplosis
- anostosis
- aponeurosis
- apoptosis
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- halitosis
- hemochromatosis
- koilocytosis
- lactosis
- leukoerythroblastosis
- miosis
- mitosis
- mononucleosis
- mycosis
- neoatherosclerosis
- neurosis
- ochronosis
- osteophytosis
- osteoporosis
- parahypnosis
- phagocytosis
- pinocytosis
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- potocytosis
- probiosis
- psychosis
- ptosis
- pyrosis
- retrognosis
- rubatosis
- silicosis
- simuliotoxicosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
Questions about ichthyosis
- What does ichthyosis mean?
- Ichthyosis means any of a group of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin.
- What is ichthyosis in Tamil?
- Ichthyosis in Tamil is தோல் வறட்சி, செதிலாக்கம், செதிலாக்க நோய். See Ichthyosis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ichthyosis?
- Ichthyosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ichthyosis?
- Ichthyosis is pronounced /ˌɪk.θiˈəʊ̯.sɪs/.
- What is the plural of ichthyosis?
- The plural of ichthyosis is ichthyoses.
Words near ichthyosis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ichthyosis (page history and authors); ichthyosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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