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What does xerosis mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word xerosis? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (medicine) dryness
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Such a skin affection, known as icthyosis, xerosis or xeroderma, is usually due to heredity.
Whether you have psoriasis, eczema or severe dry skin called as xerosis, you need to return on any moisture the dry air takes away.
Because some patients with atopic dermatitis or severe xerosis are very sensitive to the retinoids, we may start them with a lower strength cream or a weaker topical agent.
Xerosis and paronychia were the main associated adverse cutaneous reactions.
The records from various doctors over the past 23 years are filled with mysterious-sounding medical terms: peripheral neuropathy, peripheral motor axonal polyneuropathy, xerosis and hammer toes.
Like xerosis and atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis is an eczematous reaction, but the reaction is localized to allergen-exposed areas.

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