adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to dermatology
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Such a drug or preparation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or practicing dermatology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dermatologic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English dermatology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English dermatological From dermatology + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մաշկաբանական
(maškabanakan)
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Catalan:
dermatològic
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Czech:
dermatologický
— of or pertaining to dermatology
French:
dermatologique
— of or pertaining to dermatology
German:
dermatologisch
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Greek:
δερματολογικός
(dermatologikós)
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Hungarian:
bőrgyógyászati
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Hungarian:
dermatológiai
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Interlingua:
dermatologic
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Italian:
dermatologico
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Polish:
dermatologiczny
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Portuguese:
dermatológico
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Romanian:
dermatologic
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Russian:
дерматологический
(dermatologičeskij)
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Spanish:
dermatológico
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Swedish:
dermatologisk
— of or pertaining to dermatology
Tagalog:
palabalatin
— of or pertaining to dermatology