dermatitis
inflammation of the skin.
Origin of dermatitis
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How to use dermatitis in a sentence
Like poison ivy and poison oak, poison sumac can cause contact dermatitis if you brush up against it, with symptoms like itchiness, redness, and burning appearing on the skin within a few hours.
Everyone was talking about maskne and dermatitis, and even my skin was acting up.
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Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonMention the diagnostic features of dermatitis herpetiformis.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonAre there any constitutional symptoms in dermatitis herpetiformis?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
dermatitis traumatica, dermatitis calorica, dermatitis venenata, and dermatitis medicamentosa.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonHow would you treat the dermatitis due to other deleterious substances of this class?
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British Dictionary definitions for dermatitis
/ (ˌdɜːməˈtaɪtɪs) /
inflammation of the skin
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Cultural definitions for dermatitis
[ (dur-muh-teye-tis) ]
An inflammation of the skin. Itching and redness are the basic symptoms of dermatitis, which has a variety of causes, including allergies and exposure of the skin to irritants, such as chemicals or sunlight.
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