dermatitis

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dermatitis

  • /ˌdɜː(ɹ)m.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/ UK

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From New Latin dermatītis, from δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”). By surface analysis, dermato- + -itis.

noun dermatitises · dermatitides · dermatites · dermitis

  1. countable, uncountable Inflammation of the skin.

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noun inflammation of the skin

Españoldermatitis, sarpullido
한국어피부염 pibuyeom
日本語皮膚炎 hifuen
中文皮炎 píyán, 皮膚炎 /皮肤炎 pífūyán
Portuguêsdermatite
Françaisdermatite
DeutschDermatitis, Ausschlag, Hautentzündung
Italianodermatite
Ελληνικάδερματίτιδα dermatítida
Românădermatită
Русскийдермати́т dermatít
Tiếng Việtviêm da

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"dermatitis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dermatitis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"dermatitis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dermatitis.

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@misc{dermatitis_2026,
  title = {dermatitis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dermatitis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}