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Definition: Dermatology |
DermatologyNoun1. The branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Dermatology \Der`ma*tol"o*gy\, noun. [from Greek expression de`rma, -atos, skin -logy: compare to the French expression dermatologie.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A medical specialty concerned with the skin, its structure, functions, diseases, and treatment. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Dermatology is a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases (from Greek derma, "skin"). A doctor who practices dermatology is a dermatologist.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dermatology."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Covering | Capsule; sheath, sheathing; pod, cod; casing, case, theca; elytron; elytrum; involucrum; wrapping, wrapper; envelope, vesicle; corn husk, corn shuck; dermatology, conchology; testaceology. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dermatology |
| English words defined with "dermatology": dermatologic, dermatological. (references) |
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Business | Such fields as teleradiology, dermatology, retinal visual imaging, and cardiac care are currently viewed as some of the most promising sub-specialties of telemedicine. (references) | |
China has only 25,000 qualified dentists, compared with 150,000 in the U.S. Demand for cosmetic healthcare (orthodontics, dermatology, plastic surgery) may surge as the younger generation assumes consumer power. (references) | ||
Economic History | Norway | Within telemedicine the GON expects significant potential for radiology (e.g., work sharing among hospitals), specialist consultations within the ear-nose-throat field (e.g., video conferencing), specialist consultations in dermatology (e.g. video conferencing and still picture technology), and cardiography (e.g., heart rhythm/sound comparisons). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Dermatology" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dermatology" is used about 30 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 30 | 63,341 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "dermatology"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | dermatologji. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | علم الجلد, طب الأمراض الجلدية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | дерматология. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 皮肤学. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | dermatologie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | dermatologi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dermatologie, huidziekten. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مبحث امراض پوستی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dermatologie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dermatologie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δερματολογία. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "רמטולו'י". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | bõrgyógyászat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | dermatologi, ilmu penyakit kulit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dermatologia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 皮膚科学 , 皮膚科 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひふかがく, ひふか. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | "부과. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | crackan-oaylleeeaght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ermatologyday dermatologia. (various references) dermatologie. (various references) дерматология. (various references) dermatologija. (various references) dermatología. (various references) dermatologi, läran om hudsjukdomarna. (various references) ผิวหนังวิทยา. (various references) dermatoloji, deribilim. (various references) дерматологія. (various references) bệnh ngo i da. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Dermatology" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dematology, dermatologie, dormatology, hermatology. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dermatology" (pronounced der'mutÄ"lujē) |
| 8 | -m u t Ä" l u j ē | cosmetology, rheumatology. |
| 6 | -t Ä" l u j ē | cytology, gerontology, histology, micropaleontology, ontology, otology, paleontology. |
| 5 | -Ä" l u j ē | anesthesiology, anthology, anthropology, apology, archaeology, archeology, astrology, bacteriology, biology, biotechnology, cardiology, chronology, criminology, dendrochronology, doxology, ecology, embryology, endocrinology, entomology, epidemiology, epistemology, ethnology, ethology, etiology, etymology, genealogy, geology, geomorphology, graphology, gynecology, Hymnology, ideology, immunology, kinesiology, limnology, meteorology, methodology, microbiology, mineralogy, morphology, mycology, mythology, neurology, numerology, oncology, ophthalmology, ornithology, pathology, penology, petrology, pharmacology, physiology, Pomology, psychology, radiology, seismology, serology, sociology, terminology, theology, toxicology, urology, virology, zoology. |
| 4 | -l u j ē | analogy, cosmology, elegy, eulogy, trilogy. |
| 3 | -u j ē | prodigy, strategy. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-g-l-m-o-o-r-t-y" | |
-2 letters: metrology. | |
-3 letters: aerology, areology, gardyloo, moderato, odometry. | |
-4 letters: dayroom, delator, doormat, earldom, garoted, gloated, gloater, glomera, gloomed, gomeral, greatly, groomed, gyrated, legator, legroom, leotard, lordoma, lyrated, malodor, moorage, motored, rootage, tearoom, tragedy, tremolo. | |
-5 letters: agedly, agorot, argled, argyle, armlet, dartle, dearly, dermal, dogear, dotage, dreamt, dreamy, drylot, elytra, galoot, galore, gamely, gaoled, gaoler, garote. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 72 6D 61 74 6F 6C 6F 67 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. . .-. -- .- - --- .-.. --- --. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01110010 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101111 01101100 01101111 01100111 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e r m a t o l o g y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 0072 006D 0061 0074 006F 006C 006F 0067 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3871847967868178817391 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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