dermography

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noun

A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.

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Meanings

noundermography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.

    Even the shortest neurological examination should include the test for dermography.

    1953, Robert Wartenberg, Diagnostic Tests in Neurology
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    In her, too, dermography could not be induced by the ordinary methods. It is therefore supposed that electric dermography may be added to the list of the vasomotor symptoms of Basedow's disease.

    1894, Glasgow Medical Journal, page 467

Origin

From derm- + -o- + -graphy.

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APA

dermography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermography

MLA

“dermography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermography. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dermography,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermography.

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