definitions

xeroderma

[ zeer-uh-dur-muh ]
/ ˌzɪər əˈdɜr mə /
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noun Pathology.

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

Nearby words

xeres, xeric, xeriscaping, xero-, xerochilia, xeroderma, xeroderma pigmentosum, xerographic, xerography, xeroma, xeromenia

Origin of xeroderma

First recorded in 1840–50; xero- + -derma
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Examples from the Web for 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)

/ (ˌzɪərəʊˈdɜːmə) /

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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Medicine definitions for xeroderma

xeroderma

[ zîr′ō-dûr′mə ]

n.

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