xeroderma

[zeer-uh-dur-muh]

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of xeroderma

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

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Examples from the Web for xeroderma

Historical Examples of xeroderma

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)

noun pathol

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

another name for ichthyosis

Derived Formsxerodermatic (ˌzɪərəʊdəˈmætɪk) or xerodermatous, adjective

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xeroderma in Medicine

xeroderma

[zîr′ō-dûr′mə]

n.

Excessive or abnormal dryness of the skin, as in ichthyosis.