der·mo·graph·ia \ˌdərməˈgrafēə\noun order·mog·ra·phism\(ˌ)dərˈmägrəˌfizəm\ (-s) Etymology:dermographia, New Latin, from derm- + -graphia -graphy; dermographism from derm- + -graph + -ism : a condition in which pressure or friction on the skin gives rise to a transient raised usually reddish mark so that a word traced on the skin becomes visible • der·mo·graph·ic\|dərmə|grafik\adjective