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Noun: dermatosis (dermatoses)  ,dur-mu'tow-sis
  1. Disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)
    "The patient presented with an unusual dermatosis that puzzled the dermatologist"

Derived forms: dermatoses

Type of: disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder

Encyclopedia: Dermatosis