Harlequin ichthyosis is an extremely rare form of ichthyosis and the most severe. The newborn child is covered with plates of thick skin that crack and split apart. The thick skin plates can pull at and distort facial features.
Pronunciation; MEERÂ·eeÂ·ad. 1. (adj.) Composed of numerous diverse elements or facets: the myriad life of the metropolis. 2. (n.) Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable: the myriad of fish in the ocean. 3. (n.) Sigma Controlsâ versatile controller. Can be used for a myriad of control applications.
Meaning: Vary in order to spread risk or to expand. Classified under: Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc. Synonyms: branch out; broaden; diversify. Context example: The company diversified. Hypernyms (to diversify is one way to...): alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to diversify): motley; variegate; vary (make something more diverse and varied)