acrodermatitis
- noun
- /ˌækrəˌdɜr.məˈtaɪ.tɪs/
- Specialized
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acrodermatitis
- In cases of acrodermatitis, patients may experience discomfort in their extremities due to the inflammatory condition.
Examples
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The patient was diagnosed with acrodermatitis, which caused redness and swelling on his hands and feet.
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4. It is also well known that a deficiency of zinc produces a disease state (Acrodermatitis enteropathica) that includes psoriasiform lesions 26 27.
Academic text (2007) -
Doctors often recommend topical treatments for acrodermatitis to alleviate symptoms of skin inflammation.
Synonyms
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Skin that becomes red, itchy and sometimes has blisters or a rash
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A problem that affects the skin, causing redness or itching
How Inflamed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
acrodermatitis = dermatitis (semi-transparent) = acro + dermat + itis
Formed by adding the medical combining form 'acro-' (extremity) to the known medical noun 'dermatitis'; the structure is interpretable to learners familiar with medical terms but 'acro-' may be unfamiliar to average learners.
Etymology
Acrodermatitis breaks into three parts: acro- 'tip' or 'end', as in acrobat, derma- 'skin', and -itis 'inflammation'. So, acrodermatitis means inflammation of the skin on the hands, feet, or other outer parts of the body.