| 单词 | xeroderma |
| 释义 | xeroderma (once / 1313257 pages) n WORD FAMILY xeroderma USAGE EXAMPLESXeroderma, zē-rō-der′ma, n. a morbid state of dryness of the skin due to diminished secretion of the sebaceous glands. Various, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictio...(2012) People with a rare inherited disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum have extreme sensitivity to the sun and must avoid exposure at all times. New York Times(Jul 25, 2011) But what about Xeroderma pigmentosum, which causes sufferers to react violently to direct exposure to sunlight? Time(Aug 20, 2010) n a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin Syn|Hypo|Hyper xerodermia xeroderma pigmentosum a rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity with severe sunburn; inherited as a recessive autosomal trait in which DNA repair processes are defective so they are more likely to chromosome breaks and cancers when exposed to ultraviolet light ichthyosis any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish |
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