Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [zeer-uh-dur-muh]
- /ˌzɪər əˈdɜr mə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [zeer-uh-dur-muh]
- /ˌzɪər əˈdɜr mə/
Definitions of xeroderma word
- noun xeroderma a disease in which the skin becomes dry, hard, and scaly. 1
- noun xeroderma Any of various diseases characterized by extreme dryness of the skin, especially a mild form of ichthyosis. 1
- noun xeroderma any abnormal dryness of the skin as the result of diminished secretions from the sweat or sebaceous glands 0
- noun xeroderma ichthyosis 0
- noun xeroderma (pathology) any of various skin diseases characterised by dry hard scaly skin, especially ichthyosis. 0
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Origin of xeroderma
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; xero- + -derma
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Parts of speech for Xeroderma
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
xeroderma popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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