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单词 xeroderma
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xeroderma

[ zeer-uh-dur-muh ]
/ ˌzɪər əˈdɜr mə /

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of xeroderma

First recorded in 1840–50; xero- + -derma

Words nearby xeroderma

Xeres, xeric, xeriscaping, xero-, xerochilia, xeroderma, xeroderma pigmentosum, xerography, xeroma, xeromenia, xeromorphic
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Example sentences 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 forms of xeroderma

xerodermatic (ˌzɪərəʊdəˈmætɪk) or xerodermatous, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for xeroderma

xeroderma
[ zîr′ō-dûrmə ]

n.

Excessive or abnormal dryness of the skin, as in ichthyosis.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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