2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: xeroderma n : a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin [syn: {xerodermia}]
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