For example, “-id” appears in words that reflect wholly diverse pathologic processes, such as eczematoid, syphilid, dermatophytid, monilioid, and leukemid. ID: a suffix employed by dermatologists in such an inconsistent way that no unifying theme can be identified for it. Conditions reputed to be ichthyosis, such as ichthyosis hystrix and ichthyosis linearis circumflexa, do not qualify because they are not associated with broad polygonal scales.
#Abridge synonym skin#
ICHTHYOSIS: a generic term for skin conditions characterized by what are said to be fishlike scales, i.e., scales that are broad and polygonal with free edges, as are seen in ichthyosis vulgaris (and its look-alike, acquired ichthyosis), X-linked ichthyosis, and lamellar ichthyosis.
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