ichthyosis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish

Etymology

From New Latin, from ichthyo- + -osis.

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