Xerodermia

( ze-ro-der’-mah, ze-ro-derf -me-ah) [Eqpbg, dry; dipua, skin]. I. An abnormal dryne of the skin. 2. A disease characterized by dryne and harshne of the skin, discoloration, and a fine scaly desquamation; by some it is considered a mild form of ichthyosis. X. pig men to sum, atrophoderma pig men to sum, angioma pig men to sum a trophi cum, melanosis lenticular is progre iva, Kaposi’s disease; a rare disease of the skin, usually beginning in childhood, and characterized by di eminated pigment spots, telangiectasis, atrophy of muscles, and contraction of the skin, generally followed by the development of ulcers, and ending in death. 666