xeroderma pigmentosum
Meanings
noun
- A rare genetic disorder in which DNA damaged by ultraviolet light is not repaired and the skin becomes sensitive to such light, in which a skin cancer can subsequently develop.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) and Latin pigmentōsus (“pigmented, stained”).
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