XerodermiaWordNet Explorer

a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin

any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish

a rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity with severe sunburn; inherited as a recessive autosomal trait in which DNA repair processes are defective so they are more likely to chromosome breaks and cancers when exposed to ultraviolet light