Xeroderma \Xe`ro*der"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dry + ? skin.] (Med.) (a) Ichthyosis. (b) A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin.
xeroderma n : a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin [syn: {xerodermia}]