- xerodermapigmentosum
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xeroderma pig·men·to·sum (pĭg'mən-tōʹsəm)
n.
A rare hereditary skin disorder caused by a defect in the enzymes that repair DNA damaged by ultraviolet light.[New Latin xēroderma pigmentōsum: xēroderma, xeroderma + pigmentōsum, neuter of pigmentōsus, of pigment.]
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Universalium. 2010.