xerosis

American

[zi-roh-sis] / zɪˈroʊ sɪs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

abnormal dryness, as of the eye or skin.
normal sclerosis of the tissue in an aged person.

xerosis British

/ zɪˈrəʊsɪs /

noun

pathol abnormal dryness of bodily tissues, esp the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes

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Other Word Forms

xerotic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of xerosis

1885–90; xer- ( def. ) + -osis

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