noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry, hard, scaly skin, especially ichthyosis. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin wordnet

Synonyms

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dry skingenetic skin diseaserare genetic disorderxerodermiaxerosis

Antonyms

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healthy skinhydrated skinnormal UV sensitivity

Etymology

From xero- + -derma.