alligator skin


ich·thy·o·sis

(ik'thē-ō'sis), Congenital disorders of keratinization characterized by noninflammatory dryness and scaling of the skin, often associated with other defects and with abnormalities of lipid metabolism; distinguishable genetically, clinically, microscopically, and by epidermal cell kinetics. Synonym(s): alligator skin, fish skin, sauriasis [ichthyo- + G. -osis, condition]
(1) Ichthyosis
(2) Ichthyosiform dermatosis

alligator skin

Severe scaling of the skin with formation of thick plates resembling the hide of an alligator. See: ichthyosisSee also: skin