Crustosis

/krʌˈstoʊsɪs/ noun

Definition

A medical condition involving the formation or excessive accumulation of crusts or scabs on the skin.

Etymology

From Latin 'crusta' (crust) plus '-osis' (pathological condition). This medical term was created in clinical terminology to describe skin conditions characterized by crusty lesions or formations.

Kelly Says

This technical term is less commonly used today because dermatologists now prefer more specific names—but it shows how '-osis' is medical-speak's favorite suffix for describing when something normal (a crust) goes wrong!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክርስቶስ
krista-os
ARالعربية
قشرى
qashri
BNবাংলা
করাল
korol
CACatalà
crustaceu
kroos-ta-seu
CSČeština
křížatý
kree-zhat-ee
DADansk
skaldedyr
skal-de-dyr
DEDeutsch
Crustose
kroos-toh-seh
ELΕλληνικά
καρυδιώδες
kar-y-dee-oh-des
ESEspañol
crustosis
kroos-toh-sis
FAفارسی
سنگ سخت
sang-e-sakh-t
FISuomi
kantasen
kan-ta-sen
FRFrançais
crustose
kroos-toh-se
GUGU
કેપ્સ્યુલ
kep-suul
HAHA
crustose
kroos-toh-seh
HEעברית
חלזונות
hal-zo-not
HIहिन्दी
कवचयुक्त
kavach-yukt
HUMagyar
rák
rak
IDBahasa Indonesia
crustacean
kroos-ta-see-an
IGIG
crustose
kroos-toh-seh
ITItaliano
crustosis
kroos-toh-sis
JA日本語
甲殻類
kankaku-rui
KKKK
crustose
kroos-toh-seh
KMKM
ក្រស្ត
kros
KO한국어
딱딱한
ddaq-ddaq-han
MRMR
crustose
kroos-toh-seh
MSBahasa Melayu
crustacean
kroos-ta-see-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြီး
chauk-kye-jee
NLNederlands
crustacee
kroos-ta-see
NONorsk
skaldedyr
skal-de-dyr
PAPA
crustose
kroos-toh-seh
PLPolski
skorupiak
skoo-roo-pee-ak
PTPortuguês
crustose
kroos-ta-seh
RORomână
crustacee
kroos-ta-see
RUРусский
шелупоносный
she-loo-po-nos-nyy
SVSvenska
skaldjur
skal-dyur
SWKiswahili
crustose
kroos-toh-seh
TAதமிழ்
கடற்புழு
kadar-puzhu
TEతెలుగు
క్రస్టేషియన్
krus-te-shi-yan
THไทย
ครัสเตเชียน
kra-su-te-chi-an
TLTL
crustose
kroos-toh-seh
TRTürkçe
kabuklu
kah-boo-klu
UKУкраїнська
криль
kriyl
URاردو
کَشْر
kesh-r
VITiếng Việt
động vật giáp xác
dong vat giáp xác
YOYO
crustose
kroos-toh-seh
ZH中文
甲壳类
jiǎ ké lèi
ZUZU
crustose
kroos-toh-seh

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