xerosis

[zi-roh-sis]

xe·ro·sis

[zi-roh-sis]
noun Medicine/Medical.
1.
abnormal dryness, as of the eye or skin.
2.
normal sclerosis of the tissue in an aged person.

Origin:
1885–90; xer- + -osis

xe·rot·ic [zi-rot-ik] , adjective

cirrhosis, xerosis.
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Xerosis is always a great word to know.
So is pelvis. Does it mean:
the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
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xerosis (zɪˈrəʊsɪs)
 
n
pathol abnormal dryness of bodily tissues, esp the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes
 
xerotic
 
adj

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xerosis xe·ro·sis (zĭ-rō'sĭs)
n. pl. xe·ro·ses (-sēz)

  1. Abnormal dryness, especially of the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.

  2. The normal hardening of aging tissue.

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