dermatologist
[dur-muh-tol-uh-jist]
- a specialist in dermatology, especially a doctor who specializes in the treatment of diseases of the skin.
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Origin of dermatologist
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Examples from the Web for dermatologist
Contemporary Examples
An ER doctor can chat with a dermatologist via Glass, and the dermatologist can hear and see everything the ER physician does.
Google Glass Is Helping Doctors Save Lives. Maybe It’s Time to Reconsider the Poorly Received Technology.Valerie Vande Panne
March 28, 2014
My dermatologist urges all white folks in the South to wear hats.
It's like going to a dermatologist for a second opinion when you are told you have a brain tumor.
He consulted a dermatologist, who promptly misdiagnosed him with a standard skin condition.
The spray-tan disasters that Miami dermatologist Loretta Ciraldo encounters aren't funny.
Historical Examples
The skin specialist termed "dermatologist" is another production which flourishes—more or less—upon the ignorance of the public.
Valere AudeLouis Dechmann
Willan, with all his erudition, was a dermatologist, and acted on the maxim that there is nothing like leather.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)Charles Creighton
At present the therapeutic use of the X-ray is rightly falling into the hands of the dermatologist and the medical clinician.
Surgery, with Special Reference to PodiatryMaximilian Stern
Word Origin and History for dermatologist
n.
1861; see dermatology + -ist.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
dermatologist
(dûr′mə-tŏl′ə-jĭst)- A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.
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