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- [dur-muh-tahy-tis]
- /ˌdɜr məˈtaɪ tɪs/
- /ˌdɜː.məˈtaɪ.təs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dur-muh-tahy-tis]
- /ˌdɜr məˈtaɪ tɪs/
Definitions of dermatitis word
- uncountable noun dermatitis Dermatitis is a medical condition which makes your skin red and painful. 3
- noun dermatitis inflammation of the skin. 1
- noun dermatitis A condition of the skin in which it becomes red, swollen, and sore, sometimes with small blisters, resulting from direct irritation of the skin by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it. 1
- noun dermatitis inflammation of the skin 1
- noun dermatitis (pathology) Inflammation of the skin. 0
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Origin of dermatitis
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; dermat- + -itis
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Parts of speech for Dermatitis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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dermatitis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dermatitis
noun dermatitis
- eczema — an inflammatory condition of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter.
- psoriasis — a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
- scales — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scab — the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- scabies — a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin. Compare itch (def 10), mange.
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