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dermatosis

American

[dur-muh-toh-sis] / ˌdɜr məˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

plural

dermatoses

any disease of the skin.

dermatosis British

/ ˌdɜːməˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

any skin disease

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Etymology

Origin of dermatosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; dermat-, -osis

Example Sentences

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This is the result of what medics call grade three oedema and dermatosis.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2022

Other common issues with darker skin can be dermatosis papulosa nigra, a fleshy excess of melanin bumps on the skin, and keloid scarring.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2018

Improper living outside working hours often precipitates a dermatosis and doctors are increasingly fretful over the zoot-suit-swing-shift aspect of war industry.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bullæ which appear in this dermatosis contain, so long as their contents are clear, chiefly polynuclear eosinophil cells.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

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