dermatosis

[ dur-muh-toh-sis ]
/ ˌdɜr məˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun, plural der·ma·to·ses [dur-muh-toh-seez] /ˌdɜr məˈtoʊ siz/. Pathology.

any disease of the skin.

Origin of dermatosis

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

Words nearby dermatosis

dermatophytid, dermatophytosis, dermatoplasty, dermatopolyneuritis, dermatosclerosis, dermatosis, dermatosis medicamentosa, dermatosis papulosa nigra, dermatotherapy, dermatotropic, dermatozoon

Example sentences from the Web for dermatosis

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

    Histology of the Blood |Paul Ehrlich

British Dictionary definitions for dermatosis

dermatosis
/ (ˌdɜːməˈtəʊsɪs) /

noun plural -toses (-ˈtəʊsiːz)

any skin disease

Medical definitions for dermatosis

dermatosis
[ dûr′mə-tō′sĭs ]

n. pl. der•ma•to•ses (-sēz)

A skin disease, especially one that is not accompanied by inflammation.