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xerosis definition

xe·ro·sis (zi rō′sis)

noun

Med. abnormal dryness, as of the skin or eyeball

Etymology: Gr xērosis: see xero- & -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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