xeroderma
IPA: zˈɛrʌdˈɝmʌ
noun
- (pathology) Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry hard scaly skin, especially ichthyosis.
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Examples of "xeroderma" in Sentences
- There is a rare disease called xeroderma pigmentosum XP.
- All of them have the rare disease known as XP -- xeroderma pigmentosum.
- I'd never heard of xeroderma pigmentosum until Bronx Banter alerted me to Rick Reilly's latest ESPN column.
- People with a rare inherited disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum have extreme sensitivity to the sun and must avoid exposure at all times. a chronic form of sun sensitivity, most often seen in elderly men , that shows up as itchy red, inflamed bumps and scaly patches on sun-exposed skin, Dr. Sarnoff and co-authors wrote in The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal in 2008.
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