| xeroderma | (n) a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin, Syn. xerodermia |
| xeroderma pigmentosum | (n) a rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity with severe sunburn; inherited as a recessive autosomal trait in which DNA repair processes are defective so they are more likely to chromosome breaks and cancers when exposed to ultraviolet light |
| Xeroderma | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. |