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Medical and Healthy Living Glossary - X

This page of our online glossary of medical and healthy living is for medical and healthy living terms beginning with the letter 'X'.

• Xanthomatosis - A condition in which several small masses of yellow fatty substance appear in the skin or some internal organs. Xanthomatosis is caused by an excess of fat in the body.
• Xanthosis - A yellow colouring of the skin, due to eating too much food containing carotene.
• Xeroderma - A skin disorder where dry scales form on the skin.
• Xerophthalmia - A condition of the eye, in which the cornea and conjunctiva become dry due to a deficiency of Vitamin A.