dermatomyositis
dermatomyositis noun: a disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.
Noun
dermatomyositis (usually uncountable, plural dermatomyositides)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- polydermatomyositis
dermatomyositis meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
dermatomyositis in Tamil
- சரும தசையழல், சருமத் தசையழற்சி, தோல் தசை வீக்கம்
dermatomyositis in Indonesian
- disease of connective tissue
- dermatomiositis
Synonyms of dermatomyositis
Forms of dermatomyositis
| plural | dermatomyositides |
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Origin of dermatomyositis
From dermato- + myositis.
Questions about dermatomyositis
- What does dermatomyositis mean?
- Dermatomyositis means a disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.
- What is dermatomyositis in Tamil?
- Dermatomyositis in Tamil is சரும தசையழல், சருமத் தசையழற்சி, தோல் தசை வீக்கம். See Dermatomyositis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dermatomyositis?
- Dermatomyositis is a noun.
- What is the plural of dermatomyositis?
- The plural of dermatomyositis is dermatomyositides.
Words near dermatomyositis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dermatomyositis (page history and authors); dermatomyositis (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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