(der'mă-tō-rek'sis), Rupture of the skin; for example, as is seen in striae cutis distensae or in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [dermato- + G. rhēxis, rupture]
dermatorrhexis
(dĕr″mă-tō-rĕk′sĭs) [″ + rhexis, rupture] Rupture of the skin and capillaries in the skin.