xerosis

[ zi-roh-sis ]
/ zɪˈroʊ sɪs /

noun Medicine/Medical.

abnormal dryness, as of the eye or skin.
normal sclerosis of the tissue in an aged person.

Origin of xerosis

1885–90; xer- + -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM xerosis

xe·rot·ic [zi-rot-ik] /zɪˈrɒt ɪk/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH xerosis

cirrhosis xerosis

Words nearby xerosis

xerophthalmia, xerophyte, xeroradiograph, xeroradiography, xerosere, xerosis, xerostomia, xerothermic, xerotic, xerox, xerus

Example sentences from the Web for xerosis

  • Such a skin affection, known as icthyosis, xerosis or xeroderma, is usually due to heredity.

    Applied Eugenics |Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for xerosis

xerosis
/ (zɪˈrəʊsɪs) /

noun

pathol abnormal dryness of bodily tissues, esp the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes

Derived forms of xerosis

xerotic (zɪˈrɒtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for xerosis

xerosis
[ zĭ-rō′sĭs ]

n. pl. xe•ro•ses (-sēz)

Abnormal dryness, especially of the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.
The normal hardening of aging tissue.