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neurodermatitis

neurodermatitis noun: lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.

Noun

neurodermatitis (uncountable)

  1. Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.

neurodermatitis meaning in Tamil

neurodermatitis in Tamil

நரம்பியச்சருமவழற்சி, விழித்திரை செயலிழப்பு

Forms of neurodermatitis

alternative formneurodermitis

Origin of neurodermatitis

From neuro- (“nerve”) + dermatitis, from the (now disproven) theory that assumed a nerve disorder as the origin of the inflammation.

Questions about neurodermatitis

What does neurodermatitis mean?
Neurodermatitis means lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
What is neurodermatitis in Tamil?
Neurodermatitis in Tamil is நரம்பியச்சருமவழற்சி, விழித்திரை செயலிழப்பு. See Neurodermatitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is neurodermatitis?
Neurodermatitis is a noun.

Words near neurodermatitis in the dictionary

  1. neurodegradative
  2. neurodepressant
  3. neurodepressants
  4. neurodepression
  5. neurodepressive
  6. neurodermatitis
  7. neurodermatoses
  8. neurodermatosis
  9. neurodermitis
  10. neurodes
  11. neurodestruction

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Adapted from Wiktionary: neurodermatitis (page history and authors); neurodermatitis (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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