How do you pronounce ichthyosis?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪk.θiˈoʊ̯.sɪs/.

ichthyosis

/ˌɪk.θiˈoʊ̯.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: ich-thy-o-sis
IPA: /ˌɪk.θiˈoʊ̯.sɪs/

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Meaning

noun

Any of a group of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A well-marked case of pseudo-leprosy or ichthyosis, a scale-like affection of the skin, unsightly, obstinate, but possibly curable, and certainly non-infective."

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪk.θiˈoʊ̯.sɪs/
British English: /ˌɪk.θiːˈəʊ̯.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ichthyoses (plural)

Derived Forms

ichthyosiform

Phrases

dysplastic ichthyosis harlequin ichthyosis harlequin-type ichthyosis ichthyosis bullosa ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens ichthyosis congenita ichthyosis fetalis ichthyosis hystrix

Synonyms

fishskin disease

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis