dermatographia

[der-mat-uh-graf-ee-uh, dur-muh-tuh-]

noun Medicine/Medical.

a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.

Also, der·ma·tog·ra·phism

[dur-muh-tog-ruh-fiz-uhm] , dermographia, dermographism.

Origin:
1850–55; < Neo-Latin; see dermato-, -graphy

Related forms

der·mat·o·graph·ic, adjective

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Dermatographia is always a great word to know.

So is tibia. Does it mean:

the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone

a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.

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