NOM | state | xerodèrmia pigmentada, xeroderma pigmentosum | a rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity with severe sunburn |
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Sentit | A rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity with severe sunburn; inherited as a recessive autosomal trait in which DNA repair processes are defective so they are more likely to chromosome breaks and cancers when exposed to ultraviolet light. | |
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Sinònim | xeroderma pigmentosum | |
General | xeroderma, xerodermia | A mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin |
Anglès | xeroderma pigmentosum | |
Espanyol | xeroderma pigmentosum |
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