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xeroderma pigmentosum

[ pig-muhn-toh-suhm ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a rare inherited disease characterized by sensitivity to ultraviolet light, exposure resulting in lesions and tumors of the skin and eyes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of xeroderma pigmentosum1

1880–85; < New Latin: pigmented xeroderma; pigment, -ose 1

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