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单词 xeroderma pigmentosum
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xeroderma pigmentosum

[ pig-muhn-toh-suhm ]
/ ˌpɪg mənˈtoʊ səm /

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of xeroderma pigmentosum

1880–85; <New Latin: pigmented xeroderma; see pigment, -ose1

Words nearby xeroderma pigmentosum

xeric, xeriscaping, xero-, xerochilia, xeroderma, xeroderma pigmentosum, xerography, xeroma, xeromenia, xeromorphic, xerophagy
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Medical definitions for xeroderma pigmentosum

xeroderma pigmentosum
[ pĭg′mən-tōsəm, -mĕn- ]

n.

A rare hereditary skin disorder caused by a defect in the enzymes that repair DNA damaged by ultraviolet light and resulting in hypersensitivity to the carcinogenic effect of ultraviolet light.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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