| ichthyology |
the branch of zoology that studies fishes
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| ichthyosis |
any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is fishlike (dry and scaly)
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| ichthyophobia |
The English suffix -phobia is technically used to describe irrational, disabling fear as a mental disorder, and commonly misused to describe hatred of a particular thing or subject. Everyday language has misused the use of this suffix as a mild or irrational fear with no serious substance; however, its origin is from areas of psychiatry which study serious phobias which disable a person's life. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyophobia
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| ichthyosis fetalis |
Harlequin type ichthyosis, the most severe form of congenital ichthyosis, is characterized by a thickening of the keratin layer in fetal skin. The afflicted child is born not with skin, but massive, diamond-shaped scales. As well, the eyes, ears, mouth, and other appendages can be abnormally contracted. The scaly armor limits the child's movement, and because it is cracked where normal skin would fold, it is useless for skin's primary function -- protection. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyosis_fetalis
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| ichthyosis |
A genetic disorder that causes the patient to have scaly skin.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrg/journal/v2/n10/glossary/nrg1001...
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