xeroderma pigmentosum
NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH X
xeroderma pigmentosum is a valid 21-letter word worth 37 points in Scrabble and 44 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
X8E1R1O1D2E1R1M3A1P3I1G2M3E1N1T1O1S1U1M3
8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =37 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 74TRIPLE WORD → 111
MEANING
What does xeroderma pigmentosum mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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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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