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.
Pronunciation depends on the speaker: 1  English speakers pronounce it /ËhÉÉª pÉËlÉÉª/. 2  Ancient Greek speakers pronounced it [hoi polloiË¨Ë¦]. 3  Modern Greek speakers pronounce it [i poËli] since in Modern Greek there is no voiceless glottal /h/ phoneme and Î¿Î¹ is pronounced [i] (all Ancient Greek diphthongs are now pronounced as monophthongs).