xeroderma pigmentosum
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) and Latin pigmentōsus (“pigmented, stained”).
Noun
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xeroderma pigmentosum (uncountable)
- (medicine) 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