Meanings
noundermatomyositis (usually uncountable, plural dermatomyositides)
plural dermatomyositides
- uncountableusuallyA disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.
Melissa Leonard, 25, of Easton, Md., suffered her first symptoms of dermatomyositis at 19.
2007 March 27, Roni Caryn Rabin, “An Elusive Diagnosis, and One That Comes With a Risk of Cancer”, in New York TimesSynonyms: polydermatomyositis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.
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Finnish dermatomyosiitti
- dermatomyosiittidisease of connective tissue
Indonesian dermatomiositis
- dermatomiositisdisease of connective tissue
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