xeroderma
[ zeer-uh-dur-muh ]
nounPathology.
a disease in which the skin becomes dry, hard, and scaly.
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for xeroderma
xeroderma
xerodermia (ˌzɪərəʊˈdɜːmɪə)
/ (ˌzɪərəʊˈdɜːmə) /
nounpathol
any abnormal dryness of the skin as the result of diminished secretions from the sweat or sebaceous glands
another name for ichthyosis
Derived forms of xeroderma
- xerodermatic (ˌzɪərəʊdəˈmætɪk) or xerodermatous, adjective
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