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Definition of: xeroderma
(zir′ō·dûr′mə) noun Pathol.
Roughness and dryness of the skin, with scaly desquamation. [<NL <Gk. xēros dry + derma skin] +
—xe′ro·der·mat′ic (-dər·mat′ik), xe′ro·der′ma·tous (-dûr′mə·təs) adjective
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