Xeroderma
a disease in which the skin becomes dry, hard, and scaly.
historical examples
applied eugenics paul popenoe and roswell hill johnson
noun (pathol)
any abnormal dryness of the skin as the result of diminished secretions from the sweat or sebaceous glands
another name for ichthyosis
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