dermatosis

[ dur-muh-toh-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

, plural der·ma·to·ses [dur-m, uh, -, toh, -seez].

dermatosis

/ ˌdɜːməˈtəʊsɪs /

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

His armpits were so clogged with fat that he'd developed chronic dermatosis.

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

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