ichthyosis

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ichthyosis - 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]

ichthyosis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ichthyosis
      n 1: any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry
           and scaly like a fish