dermoscopy

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UK/ˌdɜːˈmɒskəpi/

noun

dermatoscopy

Scrabble 20

Meanings

noundermoscopy (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledermatoscopy

    Background: Data about the contribution and the implications of dermoscopy in trichostasis spinulosa (TS) are lacking in the literature.

    2018, Awatef Kelati, Niema Aqil, Fatima Zahra Mernissi, “Dermoscopic Findings and Their Therapeutic Implications in Trichostasis Spinulosa: A Retrospective Study of 306 Patients”, in Skin Appendage Disorders, volume 4, number 4, Karger, →DOI, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2025, Abstract, page 291

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*der-
  2. Ancient Greekδέρω (dérō)
  3. Ancient Greekδέρμᾰ (dérmă)
  4. Englishdermo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  8. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  10. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  11. Englishdermoscopy

From dermo- + -scopy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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