X-disease

短语

n. [兽医]角化过度, 表皮角化病

发音

US /ˈɛks.dɪ.ziz/
CA

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    Any of various diseases of plants or animals whose origin was at first a mystery, especially:

    Hyperkeratosis in cattle.

  2. 2.

    Any of various diseases of plants or animals whose origin was at first a mystery, especially:

    A disease of stone fruits caused by a form of mycoplasma.

词源

From the convention of using "X" as a variable to stand for something unknown.

来源：wiktionary