dermatitis
/ˌdɜː(ɹ)m.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/
dermatitis noun: inflammation of the skin.
Noun
dermatitis (countable and uncountable, plural dermatitises or dermatitides or dermatites)
- Inflammation of the skin.
dermatitis meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Vietnamese
dermatitis in Tamil
- சரும வியாதி, தோல் அழற்சி, சருமவழல், தோல் எரிப்பு
dermatitis in Tagalog
- inflammation of the skin
- magambalat
dermatitis in Malay
- inflammation of the skin
- radang kulit, dermatitis
dermatitis in Vietnamese
- inflammation of the skin
- viêm da
Forms of dermatitis
| plural | dermatitises |
|---|---|
| plural | dermatitides |
| plural | dermatites |
| alternative form | dermitis |
Origin of dermatitis
From New Latin dermatītis, from δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”). By surface analysis, dermato- + -itis.
Words formed from dermatitis
- acarodermatitis
- acroangiodermatitis
- acrodermatitis
- actinodermatitis
- angiodermatitis
- antidermatitis
- atopic dermatitis
- berlock dermatitis
- berloque dermatitis
- chemical dermatitis
- Cheyletiella dermatitis
- chondrodermatitis
- Club Med dermatitis
- dermatitic
- dermatitis artefacta
- dermatitis bullosa striata pratensis
- dermatitis herpetiformis
- dermatitis neglecta
- erythrodermatitis
- hypodermatitis
- meadow dermatitis
- meadow grass dermatitis
- neurodermatitis
- photodermatitis
- phytophotodermatitis
- pododermatitis
- radiodermatitis
- sabra dermatitis
- seaweed dermatitis
Questions about dermatitis
- What does dermatitis mean?
- Dermatitis means inflammation of the skin.
- What is dermatitis in Tamil?
- Dermatitis in Tamil is சரும வியாதி, தோல் அழற்சி, சருமவழல். See Dermatitis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dermatitis?
- Dermatitis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dermatitis?
- Dermatitis is pronounced /ˌdɜː(ɹ)m.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dermatitis?
- The plural of dermatitis is dermatitises.
Words near dermatitis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dermatitis (page history and authors); dermatitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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