dermatos

Meaning 'of skin' in the Greek, it is the most lifelike prosthesis available.

The patient was fit with a dermatos prosthesis.

by www.dermatos.com March 23, 2004

dermatophagia

Dermatophagia is the obsession of biting ones own skin especially around the fingers.

Person 1: do you like self cannibalise or something?

Person 2: it’s called dermatophagia. But yes it’s something like that I suppose.

by A random hooman July 21, 2018

dermatologist

a doctor who specializes in hair,skin and nails

That girl needs a dermatologist...her face looks like a big pepperoni pizza

by NICE.LIKE.THAT April 28, 2006

dermatoglyphics

the study of fingerprints. commonly used by police forces around the world to catch criminals, or to identify criminals who have a record. sometimes used by forensic scientists.

"i can't join the police force unless i study dermatoglyphics at university first."

by daniel_evans May 14, 2008

dermatoglyphics

The study of fingerprints on hands and feet.

At 15 letters long, it's also the longest word in English that doesn't repeat a letter (along with 'uncopyrightable')

A forensic scientist may study and use dermatoglyphics to find who the culprit is.

by Codell February 4, 2009

Dermatology

Dermatology, often shortened to derm, is a specialty of medicine. Doctors who have specialized in dermatology have generally done four years of college, four years of medical school, one year of a medical/surgical internship, and three years of dermatology residency. Board-certified dermatologists are the only physicians with advanced medical training to diagnose and treat skin, hair, and nail conditions. They can also perform surgical procedures like biopsies, Mohs surgery to remove cancer, and complex wound reconstruction. Dermatology is widely considered to be the most competitive and most sought-after specialty among top medical students.

Slim, common-featured, commonly and neatly dressed, Leon reckoned on only two more months of LPING it until musical jobs and the ultimate city, Phoenix, the ultimate Fellowship, Dermatology.

DERM: Dermatology, the study of skin; an NPC specialty.

by Dermy McDermface April 20, 2020

Dermatography urticaria

It is a skin disease which known as 'skin writing disease'. This condition is cause by the weak cell membrane of the abundant amount of mast cell (can be recognize as white blood cell and have same function as basophil) in the skin. Mast cell contains histamines which responsible for the swelling of the skin. Only 4% of the world's population have this disease. But I prefer to call this disease as an 'allergic reaction to pressure.'

"Hey Mark! Why do you have scratches on your arm?"
"Well, I scratched my itchy arm like 5 minutes ago and it's swollen. It is called dermatography urticaria. But don't worry. It'll be gone."

by Asupajia_18 September 5, 2015