| dermatopathia | Synonym: dermatopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis | A persistent purplish network-patterned discoloration of the skin caused by dilation of capillaries and venules due to stasis or changes in underlying blood vessels including hyalinization; rarely appears as a developmental defect. Synonym: angiitis livedo reticularis, dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis, livedo racemosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatopathic | <medicine> Of or pertaining to skin diseases, or their cure. Origin: Gr, skin + suffering. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dermatopathic lymphadenitis | Enlargement of lymph nodes, with proliferation of pale-staining interdigitating reticulum cells and macrophages containing fat and melanin; secondary to various forms of dermatitis. Synonym: dermatopathic lymphadenitis, lipomelanic reticulosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatopathic lymphadenopathy | Enlargement of lymph nodes, with proliferation of pale-staining interdigitating reticulum cells and macrophages containing fat and melanin; secondary to various forms of dermatitis. Synonym: dermatopathic lymphadenitis, lipomelanic reticulosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatopathology | Histopathology of the skin and subcutis, and study of the causes of skin disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatopathy | Any disease of the skin. Synonymous with dermopathy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus | A common species of cosmopolitan mites found in house dust and a common contributory cause of atopic asthma. Origin: dermato-+ G. Phago, to eat; ptero-+ G. Nysso, to prick, stab (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatophilosis | An infectious exudative dermatitis of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals (occasionally man) caused by Dermatophilus congolensis; severe (sometimes fatal) dermatophilosis is seen in cattle in the Caribbean, invariable in association with Amblyomma variegatum infestations. Synonym: proliferative dermatitis, streptothrichosis, streptotrichiasis, streptotrichosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dermatophilus congolensis | A species of motile, nonacid-fast, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria that is the aetiologic agent of dermatophilosis; also causes proliferative dermatitis. Origin: dermato-+ G. Philos, fond (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of acquiring a skin disease. Origin: dermatosis + G. Phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatophone | An instrument used for listening to blood flow in the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatophylaxis | Protection of the skin against potentially harmful agents; e.g., infection, excessive sunlight, noxious agents. Origin: dermato-+ G. Phylaxis, protection (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatophyte | <medicine> A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin. Origin: Gr, skin + plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dermatophytes | A fungus parasitic upon the skin. The term embraces the imperfect fungi of the genera epidermophyton, microsporum and trichophyton. (12 Dec 1998) |