XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM.
\zˈi͡əɹə͡ʊdəmə pˈɪɡməntˌɒsəm], \zˈiəɹəʊdəmə pˈɪɡməntˌɒsəm], \z_ˈiə_ɹ_əʊ_d_ə_m_ə p_ˈɪ_ɡ_m_ə_n_t_ˌɒ_s_ə_m]\
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Syn. : melanosis progressiva. A disease of the skin, usually beginning in childhood and occurring in family groups, Characterized at first by the development of an abundant crop of freckles accompanied by atrophic changes in the skin and later by the appearance of malignant growths. In its later manifestations it resembles the extreme Forms of senile atrophy of the skin. The lesions are commonly on the exposed parts of the body and generally appear early in childhood. [Gr., xeros, dry, + derma, The skin.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Nearby Words
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