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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Excessive or abnormal dryness of the skin, as in ichthyosis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mild form of ichthyosis, in which the skin is dry and harsh in consequence of diminished activity of the sudorific and sebaceous glands. Also called
dermatoxerasia and dryskin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Ichthyosis.
- noun A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology Any of various
skin diseases characterised by dry hard scaly skin, especiallyichthyosis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin
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There is a rare disease called xeroderma pigmentosum XP.
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People with a rare inherited disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum have extreme sensitivity to the sun and must avoid exposure at all times. a chronic form of sun sensitivity, most often seen in elderly men , that shows up as itchy red, inflamed bumps and scaly patches on sun-exposed skin, Dr. Sarnoff and co-authors wrote in The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal in 2008.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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People with a rare inherited disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum have extreme sensitivity to the sun and must avoid exposure at all times. a chronic form of sun sensitivity, most often seen in elderly men , that shows up as itchy red, inflamed bumps and scaly patches on sun-exposed skin, Dr. Sarnoff and co-authors wrote in The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal in 2008.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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People with a rare inherited disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum have extreme sensitivity to the sun and must avoid exposure at all times. a chronic form of sun sensitivity, most often seen in elderly men , that shows up as itchy red, inflamed bumps and scaly patches on sun-exposed skin, Dr. Sarnoff and co-authors wrote in The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal in 2008.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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All of them have the rare disease known as XP -- xeroderma pigmentosum.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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All of them have the rare disease known as XP -- xeroderma pigmentosum.
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All of them have the rare disease known as XP -- xeroderma pigmentosum.
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I'd never heard of xeroderma pigmentosum until Bronx Banter alerted me to Rick Reilly's latest ESPN column.
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I'd never heard of xeroderma pigmentosum until Bronx Banter alerted me to Rick Reilly's latest ESPN column.
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I'd never heard of xeroderma pigmentosum until Bronx Banter alerted me to Rick Reilly's latest ESPN column.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
bilby commented on the word xeroderma
Would it help if I tagged this with lotion?
March 17, 2009