xeroderma

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[25] Such a skin affection, known as icthyosis, xerosis or xeroderma, is usually due to heredity.

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  1. noun Excessive or abnormal dryness of the skin, as in ichthyosis.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek ξηρός, dry, + δέρμα, skin.
 

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/zirəˈdərmə/
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