ichthyosis.
Any of a group of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin.
Meaning & usage
Any of a group of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin.
Where this word comes from
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.
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