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dermatosis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌdɜːməˈtəʊsɪs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any disease of the skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder

Narrower terms: pityriasis

History

Etymology

From dermato- + -osis.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dermatosi — disease of the skin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皮膚病 /皮肤病 (pífūbìng) — disease of the skin
  • Finnish: dermatoosi — disease of the skin
  • French: dermatose — disease of the skin
  • Portuguese: dermatose — disease of the skin
  • Russian: дермато́з (dermatóz) — disease of the skin
  • Spanish: dermatosis — disease of the skin