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xeroderma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
xe-ro-der-ma
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry, hard, scaly skin, especially ichthyosis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From xero- + -derma.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

xerodermas (plural) xerodermata (plural)

Derived Forms

xerodermatic xerodermatous xerodermic

Phrases

xeroderma pigmentosum

Synonyms

xerodermia

Questions

What does xeroderma mean?
Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry, hard, scaly skin, especially ichthyosis.
Where does xeroderma come from?
From xero- + -derma.

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