xeroderma

[ zeer-uh-dur-muh ]

nounPathology.
  1. a disease in which the skin becomes dry, hard, and scaly.

Origin of xeroderma

1
First recorded in 1840–50; xero- + -derma

Words Nearby xeroderma

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How to use xeroderma in a sentence

  • Such a skin affection, known as icthyosis, xerosis or xeroderma, is usually due to heredity.

    Applied Eugenics | Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for xeroderma

xeroderma

xerodermia (ˌzɪərəʊˈdɜːmɪə)

/ (ˌzɪərəʊˈdɜːmə) /


nounpathol
  1. any abnormal dryness of the skin as the result of diminished secretions from the sweat or sebaceous glands

  2. another name for ichthyosis

Derived forms of xeroderma

  • xerodermatic (ˌzɪərəʊdəˈmætɪk) or xerodermatous, adjective

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