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The terms used to describe dry skin are asteosis, xerosis and icthyosis.

Asteosis and xerosis are general terms for dry skin that may be dry only temporarily.

Icthyosis is a chronic medical/dermatologic condition of dry skin where there is a diminished production of the naturally occurring moisturizing oils of the skin

right answer: to the question, what is the medical term for excessively dry skin is, xeroderma.

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