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Meaning of ichthyosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs

Definitions

A disease which gives the sufferer a dry, scaly skin.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština ichtyóza
Deutsch Ichthyose
Español ictiosis
Français ichtyose
Italiano ittiosi
日本語 魚鱗癬
Português ictiose
Русский ихтиоз
Svenska iktyos

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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