'Xeroderma' definitions:
Definition of 'xeroderma'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin [syn: xeroderma, xerodermia]
Definition of 'Xeroderma'
From: GCIDE
- Xeroderma \Xe`ro*der"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xhro`s dry + de`rma skin.] (Med.) (a) Ichthyosis. (b) A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin. [1913 Webster]