See Also: focal dermal hypoplasia(medicine)
dermal(dictionary)
Dermal(health)
dermal(medicine)
hypoplasia(dictionary)
Hypoplasia(medicine)
Hypoplasia(health)
dermal papillae(medicine)
dermal sinus(medicine)
dermal system(medicine)

scolecite (iou) and focal dermal hypoplasia (medicine)


scolecite (iou)



scolecite noun. E19.
[from Greek skolek-, skolex worm + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A calcium zeolite occurring in radiating groups of needle-shaped or fibrous crystals. E19.
Botany. In ascomycetous fungi: a coiled hypha at the centre of a young perithecium. L19.

focal dermal hypoplasia (medicine)


focal dermal hypoplasia


A genetic skin disease characterised by hypoplasia of the dermis, herniations of fat, and hand anomalies. It is found exclusively in females and transmitted as an x-linked dominant trait.