ichthyosis noun. [ɪkƟɪ'ǝʊsɪs] Pl. -oses [-'ǝʊsi:z]. E19.
[mod. Latin, from ICHTHYO- + -OSIS.]
Medicine. A condition or disease in which the epidermis becomes dry, tough, and scaly.

■ ichthyotic [-'ɒtɪk] adjective subject to or affected with ichthyosis L19.

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