xeroderma pigmentosum

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  1. noun A rare hereditary skin disorder caused by a defect in the enzymes that repair DNA damaged by ultraviolet light.

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  1. New Latin xēroderma pigmentōsum : xēroderma, xeroderma + pigmentōsum, neuter of pigmentōsus, of pigment.
 

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