xerosisn.
/zɪəˈrəʊsɪs/ Pathology.
= xeroma n.; spec. = xeroderma n. at xero- comb. form . Also attributive.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [noun] > dryness
sclerophthalmia1704
xeroma1848
xerosis1890
sicca1938
dry eye1950
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Xerosis, a drying, dryness.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 661 To the milder forms [of ichthyosis] the names xerodermia and xerosis are frequently..applied.
1900 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Mar. 622/2 Xerosis bacilli were present.
Derivatives
xerotic adj. /zɪəˈrɒtɪk/ [see -otic suffix] affected with xerosis.
/zɪəˈrɒtɪk/ [see -otic suffix] affected with xerosis.ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [adjective] > dry
xeromatous1860
xerotic1890
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Xerotic, dry.
1901 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 2) 765/1 Xerotic, characterized by xerosis, or dryness.
xerotine adj. /ˈzɪərətaɪn/ in xerotine siccative, trade-name of a substance used for drying ships' bottoms.
/ˈzɪərətaɪn/ in xerotine siccative, trade-name of a substance used for drying ships' bottoms.ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > substance for drying ships' bottoms
xerotine siccative1882
1882 Standard 14 Jan. 5/8 We have had a terrible explosion of xerotine siccative on board here.
1893 Westm. Gaz. 5 Oct. 3/1 The sad loss of H.M.S. Dotterel.., presumably from the effects of an explosion..of Xerotine Siccative, supplied as patent driers.
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