All dermatitis synonyms

noun dermatitis

• rash — acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
• 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.
• inflammation — Pathology. redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, heat, and disturbed function of an area of the body, especially as a reaction of tissues to injurious agents.
• rash — acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
• tetter — (not in technical use) any of various eruptive skin diseases, as herpes, eczema, and impetigo.