xeroderma pigmentosum

[ pig-muhn-toh-suhm ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a rare inherited disease characterized by sensitivity to ultraviolet light, exposure resulting in lesions and tumors of the skin and eyes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of xeroderma pigmentosum¹

1880–85; < New Latin: pigmented xeroderma; pigment, -ose ¹