ichthyosis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌək.θiːˈɐʉ̯.səs/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌɪk.θiːˈəʉ̯.sɪs/ (Australia)
- /ˌɪk.θiˈəʊ̯.sɪs/ weak vowel distinction
- ĭk′thē-ō′sĭs
- /ˌɪk.θiːˈəʊ̯.sɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˌɪk.θiˈəʊ̯.səs/ weak vowel merger
- /ˌɪk.θiˈo.sɪs/ (Scotland)
- /ˌɪk.θiˈoʊ̯.sɪs/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰúHs? Proto-Hellenic *ikʰtʰū́s Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσῐς (-ōsĭs) Ancient Greek ῐχθῠ́ωσις (ĭkhthŭ́ōsis)bor. New Latin ichthyōsislbor. English ichthyosis Learned borrowing from New Latin ichthyōsis. By surface analysis, ichthyo- + -osis. First attested in 1815.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ichthyoses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ichthyosis hystrix · lamellar ichthyosis · ichthyosis congenita · ichthyosiform · ichthyosis prematurity syndrome · keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome · ichthyosis vulgaris · ichthyosis bullosa · ichthyosis fetalis · ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens · harlequin ichthyosis · harlequin-type ichthyosis · ichthyosis lamellaris · dysplastic ichthyosis
Synonyms
Translations (14)
fr ichtyose (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · it ittiòsi (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · pt ictiose (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · ja 魚鱗癬 (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · gl ictiose (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · ca ictiosi (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · cs ichtyóza (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · pl rybia łuska (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · cmn 魚鱗病 /鱼鳞病 (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · ru ихтио́з (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · pl ichtioza (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · es ictiosis (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · fi suomutauti (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin) · de Ichthyose (disease which gives the sufferer dry scaly skin)