Dryness, in a medical sense, is a condition in which there is a local or more generalized decrease in the normal lubrication of the skin or of mucous membranes.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVIII: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Sources
1. Wikipedia: Dryness (medical)
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Dryness is a medical condition in which there is local or more generalized decrease in normal lubrication of the skin or mucous membranes.
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
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