dermatopathology

noun

The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.

OriginEnglish pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

noundermatopathology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.

    Her father is a professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School and the director of dermatopathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

    2009 May 3, “Emily Murphy, James Beaver”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dermopathology

Origin

  1. Englishdermato-
  2. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  7. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  8. Frenchpathologie
  9. Englishpathology
  10. Englishdermatopathology

From dermato- + pathology.

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APA

dermatopathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatopathology

MLA

“dermatopathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatopathology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dermatopathology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatopathology.

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