dermatology
pronunciation
How to pronounce dermatology in British English:
UK [ˌdɜ:məˈtɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce dermatology in American English:
US [ˌdɜrməˈtɑlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
Word Origin
- dermatology (n.)
- 1819, from dermato- + -logy. Related: Dermatological.
Example
- 1. May I buy some dermatology products in the duty-free shop ?
- 2. I would like to transfer you to the gynecology ( surgery , dermatology , urology )
- 3. Tests using ultra-violet lamps showed the tomato-eaters were a third better protected against sunburn at the end of the study than at the start , the british society for investigative dermatology 's annual conference heard .
- 4. Arbesman , a ub clinical assistant professor of dermatology and social and preventive medicine , details his reasoning in a letter published in the " notes and comments " section of the current ( december ) issue of the journal .
- 5. Men may be able to regrow all their hair if the inhibiting protein is removed , said george cotsarelis , chairman of dermatology at the university of pennsylvania 's perelman school of medicine in philadelphia .