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dermabrasion |
dermacentor |
dermacentor variabilis |
dermal |
dermaptera |
dermatitis
| dermatobia
| dermatobia hominis
| dermatoglyphic
| dermatoglyphics
| dermatologic
dermatitis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dermatitis has 1 sense
- dermatitis(n = noun.state) - inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters; has particulars: actinic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, atopic eczema, contact dermatitis, cradle cap, diaper dermatitis, diaper rash, hypericism, neurodermatitis, schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch, seborrheic dermatitis, seborrheic eczema
is a kind of eczema
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dermatitis, n. inflammation of the skin.
Etymology
Gk derma -atos skin + -ITIS
THESAURUS
dermatitis
Lombardy leprosy, acne, acne vulgaris, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermamycosis, dermatosis, eczema, elephantiasis, epithelioma, erysipelas, erythema, exanthem, goiter, greensickness, heat rash, herpes, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, hives, impetigo, itch, jungle rot, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, leprosy, lichen, lichen primus, lupus, lupus vulgaris, maidism, malnutrition, miliaria, night blindness, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pellagra, pemphigus, pernicious anemia, prickly heat, protein deficiency, pruigo, pruritus, psora, rachitis, rickets, ringworm, scabies, scurvy, shingles, skin cancer, struma, tetter, vitamin deficiency, xerophthalmia
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