Definition of dermatosis in English:
dermatosis
nounPlural dermatosesˌdəːməˈtəʊsɪsˌdərməˈtoʊsəs
mass nounA disease of the skin, especially one that does not cause inflammation.
Example sentencesExamples
- Zinc-responsive dermatosis is an uncommon disease of dogs resulting from either an absolute or relative deficiency in zinc.
- Ashy dermatosis, also known as erythema dyschromicum perstans, is a rare idiopathic dermatosis characterized by ash-gray skin lesions.
- This rare dermatosis occurs in the second and third trimester of pregnancy.
- Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory facial dermatosis of unknown aetiology characterised by erythema and pustules.
- Scabies is an intensely itchy dermatosis caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
Definition of dermatosis in US English:
dermatosis
nounˌdərməˈtōsəsˌdərməˈtoʊsəs
A disease of the skin, especially one that does not cause inflammation.
Example sentencesExamples
- Scabies is an intensely itchy dermatosis caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
- This rare dermatosis occurs in the second and third trimester of pregnancy.
- Zinc-responsive dermatosis is an uncommon disease of dogs resulting from either an absolute or relative deficiency in zinc.
- Ashy dermatosis, also known as erythema dyschromicum perstans, is a rare idiopathic dermatosis characterized by ash-gray skin lesions.
- Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory facial dermatosis of unknown aetiology characterised by erythema and pustules.