Meanings
noundermatology (countable and uncountable, plural dermatologies)
plural dermatologies
- countableuncountablemedicineThe study of the skin and its diseases.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδέρμα“skin, hide”
- Englishdermatology
From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”) + -logy. Analysable as dermato- + -logy.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic طِبّ الأَمْرَاض الجِلْدِيَّة
- طِبّ الأَمْرَاض الجِلْدِيَّة (ṭibb al-ʔamrāḍ al-jildiyya)the study of the skin and its diseases
Basque dermatologia
- dermatologiathe study of the skin and its diseases
Catalan dermatologia
- dermatologiathe study of the skin and its diseases
Chinese Mandarin 皮膚病學 /皮肤病学, 皮膚科 /皮肤科
- 皮膚病學 /皮肤病学 (pífūbìngxué)the study of the skin and its diseases
- 皮膚科 /皮肤科 (pífūkē)the study of the skin and its diseases
Czech dermatologie
- dermatologiethe study of the skin and its diseases
Danish dermatologi
- dermatologithe study of the skin and its diseases
Dutch dermatologie
- dermatologiethe study of the skin and its diseases
Esperanto dermatologio
- dermatologiothe study of the skin and its diseases
Estonian dermatoloogia
- dermatoloogiathe study of the skin and its diseases
Finnish ihotautioppi, dermatologia
- ihotautioppithe study of the skin and its diseases
- dermatologiathe study of the skin and its diseases
French dermatologie
- dermatologiethe study of the skin and its diseases
German Dermatologie
- Dermatologiethe study of the skin and its diseases
Greek δερματολογία
- δερματολογία (dermatología)the study of the skin and its diseases
Hebrew רפואת עור
- רפואת עורthe study of the skin and its diseases
Hindi त्वचाविज्ञान
- त्वचाविज्ञान (tvacāvijñān)the study of the skin and its diseases
Hungarian bőrgyógyászat, dermatológia
- bőrgyógyászatthe study of the skin and its diseases
- dermatológiathe study of the skin and its diseases
Icelandic húðsjúkdómafræði
- húðsjúkdómafræðithe study of the skin and its diseases
Irish deirmeolaíocht
- deirmeolaíochtthe study of the skin and its diseases
Italian dermatologia
- dermatologiathe study of the skin and its diseases
Japanese 皮膚科学
- 皮膚科学 (hifukagaku)the study of the skin and its diseases
Korean 피부과학
- 피부과학 (pibugwahak)the study of the skin and its diseases
Latvian dermatoloģija
- dermatoloģijathe study of the skin and its diseases
Lithuanian dermatologija
- dermatologijathe study of the skin and its diseases
Malay kaji penyakit kulit, dermatologi
- kaji penyakit kulitthe study of the skin and its diseases
- dermatologithe study of the skin and its diseases
Polish dermatologia
- dermatologiathe study of the skin and its diseases
Portuguese dermatologia
- dermatologiathe study of the skin and its diseases
Romanian dermatologie
- dermatologiethe study of the skin and its diseases
Russian дерматоло́гия
- дерматоло́гия (dermatológija)the study of the skin and its diseases
Slovak dermatológia, kožné lekárstvo
- dermatológiathe study of the skin and its diseases
- kožné lekárstvothe study of the skin and its diseases
Spanish dermatología
- dermatologíathe study of the skin and its diseases
Swedish dermatologi
- dermatologithe study of the skin and its diseases
Tagalog palabalatan
- palabalatanthe study of the skin and its diseases
Tamil தோலியல்
- தோலியல் (tōliyal)the study of the skin and its diseases
Thai ตจวิทยา
- ตจวิทยาthe study of the skin and its diseases
Turkish dermatoloji
- dermatolojithe study of the skin and its diseases
Ukrainian дерматологія
- дерматологія (dermatolohija)the study of the skin and its diseases
Vietnamese khoa da liễu
- khoa da liễuthe study of the skin and its diseases
Welsh dermatoleg
- dermatolegthe study of the skin and its diseases
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dermatology
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
dermatology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatology
MLA
“dermatology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatology. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dermatology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatology.
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