xeroderma pigmentosum
[ pig-muhn-toh-suhm ]
/ ˌpɪg mənˈtoʊ səm /
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noun Pathology.
a rare inherited disease characterized by sensitivity to ultraviolet light, exposure resulting in lesions and tumors of the skin and eyes.
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xeric, xeriscaping, xero-, xerochilia, xeroderma, xeroderma pigmentosum, xerography, xeroma, xeromenia, xeromorphic, xerophagy
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Example sentences from the Web for xeroderma pigmentosum
Such a skin affection, known as icthyosis, xerosis or xeroderma, is usually due to heredity.
Applied Eugenics|Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
Medical definitions for xeroderma pigmentosum
xeroderma pigmentosum
[ pĭg′mən-tō′səm, -mĕn- ]
n.
A rare hereditary skin disorder caused by a defect in the enzymes that repair DNA damaged by ultraviolet light and resulting in hypersensitivity to the carcinogenic effect of ultraviolet light.
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