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单词 xerosis
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xerosis

[ zi-roh-sis ]
/ zɪˈroʊ sɪs /

noun Medicine/Medical.

abnormal dryness, as of the eye or skin.
normal sclerosis of the tissue in an aged person.

Origin of xerosis

1885–90; xer- + -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM xerosis

xe·rot·ic [zi-rot-ik], /zɪˈrɒt ɪk/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH xerosis

cirrhosis, xerosis

Words nearby xerosis

xerophthalmia, xerophyte, xeroradiograph, xeroradiography, xerosere, xerosis, xerostomia, xerothermic, xerotic, Xerox, xerus
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Example sentences from the Web for xerosis

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

    Applied Eugenics|Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for xerosis

xerosis
/ (zɪˈrəʊsɪs) /

noun

pathol abnormal dryness of bodily tissues, esp the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes

Derived forms of xerosis

xerotic (zɪˈrɒtɪk), adjective
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Medical definitions for xerosis

xerosis
[ zĭ-rōsĭs ]

n. pl. xe•ro•ses (-sēz)

Abnormal dryness, especially of the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.
The normal hardening of aging tissue.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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