EPIDERMOLYTIC HYPERKERATOSIS
\ˌɛpɪdˈɜːməlˈɪtɪk hˌa͡ɪpəkəɹɐtˈə͡ʊsɪs], \ˌɛpɪdˈɜːməlˈɪtɪk hˌaɪpəkəɹɐtˈəʊsɪs], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_d_ˈɜː_m_ə_l_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_k h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_k_ə_ɹ_ɐ_t_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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A form of congenital ichthyosis inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by erythroderma and severe hyperkeratosis. It is manifested at birth by blisters followed by the appearance of thickened, horny, verruciform scales over the entire body, but accentuated in flexural areas.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).