See Also: xeroderma pigmentosum(medicine)
Xeroderma Pigmentosum(health)
xeroderma(medicine)
Xeroderma(health)

yob (iou) and xeroderma pigmentosum (medicine)


yob (iou)



yob noun. colloq. M19.
[Back slang for BOY noun.]
Orig., a boy. Now, an uncouth, loutish, ignorant youth or man; esp. one given to violent or aggressive behaviour, a hooligan.
B. Ashley A crowd of yelling yobs passed them a street away. Times I would not want anybody looking at me to think this man is a thick, stupid, illiterate yob.
yobbery noun yobbish behaviour L20.
yobby adjective = YOBBISH M20.

xeroderma pigmentosum (medicine)


xeroderma pigmentosum
<disease> A rare inherited (autosomal recessive) disease in humans associated with increased sensitivity to ultraviolet induced mutagenesis and thus skin cancer. Sensitivity can be demonstrated in cultured cells and appears to be due to deficiency in DNA repair, specifically in excision of ultraviolet induced thymine dimers. Afflicted individuals are extremely sensitive to light and develop eye and skin abnormalities such as premature aging, keratoses and skin cancers and must be kept completely away from UV light.

Inheritance: autosomal recessive.