DERMATOSIS

dermatosis

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dermatosis (plural dermatoses)

(medicine) Any disease of the skin.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with dermatitis, an inflammation of the skin that is a symptom of some dermatoses.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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