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ichthyosis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of a group of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fishskin disease

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition

Narrower terms: xeroderma, xerodermia

History

Etymology

From New Latin, from ichthyo- + -osis.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ictiosi — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚鱗病 /鱼鳞病 (yúlínbìng) — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • Czech: ichtyóza — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • Finnish: suomutauti — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • French: ichtyose — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • Galician: ictiose — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • German: Ichthyose — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • Italian: ittiosi — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • Japanese: 魚鱗癬 (gyorinsen) — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • Portuguese: ictiose — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • Russian: ихтио́з (ixtióz) — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin
  • Spanish: ictiosis — disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin