xeroderma

American  

[zeer-uh-dur-muh] / ˌzɪər əˈdɜr mə /

noun

Pathology.

1. a disease in which the skin becomes dry, hard, and scaly.

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xeroderma British  

/ ˌzɪərəʊˈdɜːmə, ˌzɪərəʊdəˈmætɪk, ˌzɪərəʊˈdɜːmɪə /

noun

1. any abnormal dryness of the skin as the result of diminished secretions from the sweat or sebaceous glands

2. another name for ichthyosis

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Other Word Forms

• xerodermatic adjective

Etymology

Origin of xeroderma

First recorded in 1840–50; xero- + -derma

Example Sentences

"The fact that CS proteins have additional functions is noteworthy. This discovery could help to explain the pathological differences between xeroderma pigmentosum and Cockayne syndrome," says Stingele.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

When individuals are exposed to UV, pyrimidine dimers, especially those of thymine, are formed; people with xeroderma pigmentosa are not able to repair the damage.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Mutations in tRNA and rRNA would lead to skin cancer in patients of xeroderma pigmentosa.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Harth told me that depression and light sensitivity are not necessarily linked: children with xeroderma pigmentosum, the genetic disease, generally “enjoy their lives—they love their mommies and daddies.”

From The New Yorker • Sep. 19, 2016

The couple, who are Navajo, had two children with a severe form of xeroderma pigmentosum, or X.P., a genetic disorder, and then met other Navajo parents whose children had it as well.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2012