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2 definitions for Ichthyosis

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  Ichthyosis \Ich`thy*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s fish.]
     (Med.)
     A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; --
     called also fishskin. -- Ich`thy*ot"ic, a.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :


  ichthyosis
       n : any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is
           fishlike (dry and scaly)

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