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dermatomyositis en · NOUN

Etymology

From dermato- + myositis.

Meanings

(uncountable, usually) A disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.
- Melissa Leonard, 25, of Easton, Md., suffered her first symptoms of dermatomyositis at 19. 2007 March 27, Roni Caryn Rabin, “An Elusive Diagnosis, and One That Comes With a Risk of Cancer”, in New York Times:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
dermatomyositides	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

polydermatomyositis

Translations (2)

fi dermatomyosiitti (disease of connective tissue) · id dermatomiositis (disease of connective tissue)