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Definition: Dermatologist |
DermatologistNoun1. A doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dermatologist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1926. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin problems. (references) |
Occupations | Diagnoses and treats diseases of human skin: Examines skin to determine nature of disease, taking blood samples and smears from affected areas, and performing other laboratory procedures. Examines specimens under microscope, and makes various chemical and biological analyses and performs other tests to identify disease-causing organisms or pathological conditions. Prescribes and administers medications, and applies superficial radiotherapy and other localized treatments. Treats abscesses, skin injuries, and other skin infections, and surgically excises cutaneous malignancies, cysts, birthmarks, and other growths. Treats scars, using dermabrasion. (references) |
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Synonym: DermatologistSynonym: skin doctor (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Doctor, physician, surgeon; medical practitioner, general practitioner, specialist; medical attendant, apothecary, druggist; leech; osteopath, osteopathist; optometrist, ophthalmologist; internist, oncologist, gastroenterologist; epidemiologist, public health specialist; dermatologist; podiatrist; witch doctor, shaman, faith healer, quack, exorcist; Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Galen; accoucheur, accoucheuse, midwife, oculist, aurist; operator; nurse, registered nurse, practical nurse, monthly nurse, sister; nurse's aide, candystriper; dresser; bonesetter; pharmaceutist, pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pharmacopolist. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Because you're not a dermatologist! (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) Jerry, why would I, a Juliard trained dermatologist, recommend that he go to see someone else? (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) | |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
John McCain | Oh, yeah. Sure. The whole secret, as in most problems, is early detection. And every three months, I religiously visit my wonderful dermatologist. And she had this one worked on, and I'm sure she'll have more work ahead of her. |
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| "Dermatologist" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dermatologist" is used about 17 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% | 17 | 85,106 |
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 "dermatologist"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | dermatolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الاختصاصى بالجلدوامراضه. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | дерматолог. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 皮肤病学家. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | dermatolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | dermatolog, hudlaege. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dermatoloog, huidarts. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dermatologiste. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Hautarzt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δερματολόγοσ, δερματολόγος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | bõrgyógyász. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | dermatalog, ahli penyakit kulit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dermatologo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 皮膚科医 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひふかい. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | crackan-oayllee. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ermatologistday dermatologista. (various references) dermatolog. (various references) дерматолог (dermitologist). (various references) dermatolog. (various references) dermatólogo. (various references) dermatolog, hudspecialist, hudläkare. (various references) หมอโรคผิวหนัง. (various references) dermatolog, deri hastalıkları uzmanı, cildiyeci. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dermatologist": dermatologists. (additional references) | |
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"Dermatologist" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: darmatologist, deratologist, dermatorlogist. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dermatologist" (pronounced der'mutÄ"lujust) |
| 10 | -m u t Ä" l u j u s t | rheumatologist. |
| 8 | -t Ä" l u j u s t | gerontologist, paleontologist. |
| 7 | -Ä" l u j u s t | anesthesiologist, anthropologist, apologist, archaeologist, biologist, cardiologist, criminologist, ecologist, endocrinologist, entomologist, epidemiologist, geologist, gynecologist, ideologist, immunologist, kremlinologist, meteorologist, microbiologist, musicologist, neurologist, oncologist, ophthalmologist, pathologist, physiologist, psychologist, radiologist, seismologist, serologist, sociologist, toxicologist, urologist, virologist, zoologist. |
| 6 | -l u j u s t | mineralogist. |
| 4 | -j u s t | allergist, hugest, largest, strangest, strategist, technologist. |
| 3 | -u s t | ablest, abolitionist, abortionist, absolutist, accompanist, activist, agonist, agriculturalist, agronomist, alarmist, alchemist, amethyst, amorist, analyst, anarchist, anatomist, anesthetist, angriest, animist, antagonist, anticommunist, apprenticed, aquarist, archivist, arsonist, artist, atheist, August, ballast, balloonist, barest, behaviorist, biased, bicyclist, biggest, biochemist, bitterest, blackest, bleakest, bloodiest, bluest, bluntest, boldest, botanist, bravest, breakfast, briefest, brightest, broadest, busiest, buttressed, calloused, canoeist, canvassed, capitalist, caricaturist, cartoonist, catalyst, cellist, chauvinist, cheapest, choicest, clarinetist, classicist, cleanest, closest, coldest, colonialist, colonist, columnist, communist, conservationist, contortionist, conversationalist, coolest, cornettist, craziest, creamiest, cruelest, cultist, cyclist, darkest, deadliest, dearest, deepest, deforest, deist, densest, dentist, determinist, direst, dirtiest, dishonest, disinterest, driest, druggist, dullest, dumbest, earliest, earnest, easiest, economist, editorialist, eldest, elitist, embarrassed, empiricist, encompassed, encyclopedist, environmentalist, ethicist, ethnomusicologist, exhibitionist, exorcist, expressionist, extremist, faintest, fairest, fanciest, farthest, fascist, fastest, fattest, federalist, feminist, fetishist, fewest, fiercest, finalist, finest, firmest, fittest, flimsiest, florist, focused, focussed, foggiest, fondest, forest, formalist, freest, freshest, friendliest, fullest, fundamentalist, funnest, funniest, furthest, generalist, geneticist, gentlest, goldest, grandest, gravest, grayest, greatest, greediest, greenest, grimaced, grimmest, grooviest, guitarist, gymnast, happiest, hardest, harnessed, harshest, harvest, healthiest, heaviest, heftiest, herbalist, highest, hippest, hobbyist, holiest, honest, hottest, humblest, humorist, hygienist, idealist, illusionist, imperialist, impressionist, individualist, industrialist, institutionalist, instrumentalist, interest, internationalist, internist, interventionist, isolationist, jaundiced, journalist, juiciest, junkiest, keenest, kindest, latest, laziest, leanest, leftist, librettist, lightest, likeliest, linguist, littlest, liveliest, lobbyist, locust, longest, loudest, lowest, loyalist, luckiest, lyricist, machinist, manicurist, mannerist, masochist, materialist, meanest, medalist, mercantilist, merest, methodist, mightiest, mildest, misogynist, modernist, modest, monopolist, motorcyclist, motorist, narrowest, nastiest, nationalist, naturalist, nearest, neatest, neediest, neuroscientist, neutralist, newest, noblest, noisiest, noncommunist, nonconformist, noninterest, noticed, novelist, nutritionist, oboist, obstructionist, oddest, oldest, opportunist, organist, orthodontist, orthopedist, pacifist, palest, panelist, pessimist, pharmacist, philanthropist, photojournalist, pianist, polemicist, poorest, populist, prefaced, prejudiced, premised, preservationist, prettiest, priciest, promised, propagandist, protagonist, protectionist, proudest, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, purchased, purest, quickest, quietest, quietist, racist, rainforest, rainiest, rapist, rarest, receptionist, reddest, refocused, reforest, remotest, repurchased, reservationist, reservist, resurfaced, revolutionist, richest, rightist, riskiest, ritziest, roughest, rudest, saddest, sadist, safest, satirist, savviest, scariest, scientist, secessionist, secularist, segregationist, semifinalist, separatist, serviced, severest, sexiest, shakiest, sharpest, shortest, showiest, shrewdest, sickest, silliest, simplest, skimpiest, skinniest, sleekest, slickest, slightest, slimmest, sloppiest, slowest, smallest, smartest, smoggiest, smoothest, socialist, softest, soonest, soundest, specialist, spiritualist, stablest, staunchest, steepest, sternest, stickiest, stiffest, stormiest, strictest, strongest, stupidest, supremacist, surest, surfaced, survivalist, sweetest, swiftest, tallest, tannest, televangelist, tempest, terraced, theorist, therapist, thickest, thinnest, thorniest, tightest, tiniest, toniest, toughest, tourist, traditionalist, trendiest, trickiest, truest, ugliest, ultranationalist, unbiased, unfocused, unionist, unkindest, unnoticed, violinist, violist, vocalist, warmest, weakest, wealthiest, weirdest, wettest, whitest, widest, wildest, wisest, witnessed, worthiest, yellowest, youngest, zaniest. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-g-i-l-m-o-o-r-s-t-t" | |
-2 letters: metrologist. | |
-3 letters: glamorised, meditators. | |
-4 letters: admitters, adroitest, amitroles, amorettos, amortised, astrodome, desolator, dialogers, dogmatist, dolomites, estimator, estradiol, gladsomer, glamorise, gloomiest, glottides, goodliest, ideograms, idolaters, idolators, marigolds, mediators, meditator, moderatos, moralised, motorised, oligomers, remittals, rolamites, stateroom, steroidal, stomodeal, totalised. | |
-5 letters: admitter, aglitter, algorism, amitrole, amoretti, amoretto, amortise, asteroid, atomised, atomiser, darioles, delators, demotist, detrital, dialoger. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-g-i-l-m-o-o-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: dermatologists. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 72 6D 61 74 6F 6C 6F 67 69 73 74 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01110010 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101111 01101100 01101111 01100111 01101001 01110011 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e r m a t o l o g i s t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 0072 006D 0061 0074 006F 006C 006F 0067 0069 0073 0074 |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Spoken 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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