| dermatoconiosis | An occupational dermatitis caused by local irritation from dust. Origin: dermato-+ G. Konis, dust, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dermatocyst | A cyst of the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatodynia | Synonym: dermatalgia. Origin: dermato-+ G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatofibroma | A slowly growing benign skin nodule consisting of poorly demarcated cellular fibrous tissue enclosing collapsed capillaries with scattered haemosiderin-pigmented and lipid macrophages. They are common, usually about 1 cm in diameter and occur in the dermis. Simple excision is always curative. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dermatofibrosarcoma | A fibrosarcoma of the skin, beginning most often as an indurated nodule that grows slowly and hence is often ignored until it grows large. Dermatofibrosarcomas show an extremely aggressive tendency to invade local surrounding tissue. They do not metastasize, however, even after multiple recurrences. About 50% will recur after simple incision; hence wide excision should be resorted to. (devita jr et al., cancer: principles & practice of oncology, 3d ed, p1356) (12 Dec 1998) |
| dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans | A relatively slowly growing dermal neoplasm consisting of one or several firm nodules that are usually covered by dark red-blue skin, which tends to be fixed to the palpable masses; histologically, the neoplasm resembles a cellular dermatofibroma with a pronounced storiform pattern; metastases are unusual, but the incidence of recurrence is fairly high. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatofibrosis lenticularis disseminata | Small papules or discs of increased dermal elastic tissue appearing in early life; when osteopoikilosis is also present, the condition is called osteodermatopoikilosis or Buschke-Ollendorf syndrome; autosomal dominant inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatogen | <botany> Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. Origin: Gr, skin + -gen. <botany> Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. Origin: Gr, skin + -gen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dermatogenic torticollis | Painful stiff neck with limitation of motion due to extensive skin lesion in the area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatoglyphics | The study of the patterns of ridges of the skin of the fingers, palms, toes, and soles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dermatograph | The linear wheal made in the skin in dermatographism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatographism | A form of urticaria in which whealing occurs in the site and in the configuration of application of stroking (pressure, friction) of the skin. Synonym: autographism, dermagraphy, dermatography, dermographia, dermographism, dermography, factitious urticaria, skin writing, urticaria factitia. Origin: dermato-+ G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatography | An anatomical description of, or treatise on, the skin. Origin: Gr, skin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dermatoheteroplasty | Rarely used term for dermatoxenoplasty. Origin: dermato-+ G. Heteros, another, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatohomoplasty | An obsolete term for dermatoalloplasty. Origin: dermato-+ G. Homos, same, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |