xeroderma
n.
dryness of the skin, skin disease causing dryness of the skin (Medicine, Dermatology)
Xeroderma
Xeroderma (literally "dry skin")is a condition involving the
integumentary system, which in most cases can safely be treated with emollients and/or moisturizers. Xeroderma occurs most commonly on the lower legs, arms, the sides of the abdomen and thighs. Symptoms most associated with Xeroderma are scaling (the visible peeling of the outer skin layer), itching and cracks in the skin.
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Xeroderma
xeroderma
Noun
1. a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin
(synonym) xerodermia
(hypernym) ichthyosis
(hyponym) xeroderma pigmentosum
Xeroderma
(n.)
Ichthyosis.
(n.)
A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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