| dermatosclerosis | Synonym: scleroderma. Origin: dermato-+ G. Skleroo, to harden (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dermatoscopy | Inspection of the skin, usually with the aid of a lens. Origin: dermato-+ G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatoses | A generic term for diseases of the skin. (27 Sep 1997) |
| dermatosis | <dermatology> Any skin disease, especially one not characterised by inflammation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dermatosis medicamentosa | drug eruption |
| dermatosis papulosa nigra | Dark brown papular lesions, observed in blacks, on the face and upper trunk; histologically and clinically, they resemble seborrheic keratoses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatosparaxis | <disease> Recessive disorder of cattle in which a procollagen peptidase is absent. In consequence the amino and carboxy terminal peptides of procollagen are not removed, the collagen bundles are disordered and the dermis is fragile. Similar to Ehlers Danlos syndrome in humans. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dermatotherapy | Treatment of skin diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatothlasia | An uncontrollable impulse to pinch and bruise the skin. Origin: dermato-+ G. Thlasis, a bruising (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatotropic | Having an affinity for the skin. Synonym: dermotropic. Origin: dermato-+ G. Trope, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatoxenoplasty | An obsolete term for xenografting of skin. Origin: dermato-+ G. Xenos, stranger, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatozoiasis | An obsolete term for dermatozoonosis. Origin: dermato-+ G. Zoon, animal, + -iasis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatozoon | An animal parasite of the skin. Origin: dermato-+ G. Zoon, animal (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatozoonosis | Infestation of the skin by an animal parasite. Origin: dermato-+ G. Zoon, animal, + nosos, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatrophia | Dermatrophy Atrophy or thinning of the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |