xeroderma pigmentosum

American  

[pig-muhn-toh-suhm] / ˌpɪg mənˈtoʊ səm /

noun

Pathology.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of xeroderma pigmentosum

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

Example Sentences

"The fact that CS proteins have additional functions is noteworthy. This discovery could help to explain the pathological differences between xeroderma pigmentosum and Cockayne syndrome," says Stingele.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

Harth told me that depression and light sensitivity are not necessarily linked: children with xeroderma pigmentosum, the genetic disease, generally “enjoy their lives—they love their mommies and daddies.”

From The New Yorker • Sep. 19, 2016

For instance, some people are born with xeroderma pigmentosum, a rare, incurable genetic disorder in which the skin cannot repair the damage caused by ultraviolet light, leaving them vulnerable to cancer when they are children.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 19, 2016

The couple, who are Navajo, had two children with a severe form of xeroderma pigmentosum, or X.P., a genetic disorder, and then met other Navajo parents whose children had it as well.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2012