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    xeroderma pigmentosum

    xeroderma pigmentosum - Dictionary definition and meaning for word xeroderma pigmentosum

    Definition
    (noun) 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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