Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dermatomyositis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: der-mato-myosi-tis
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Melissa Leonard, 25, of Easton, Md., suffered her first symptoms of dermatomyositis at 19."

Etymology

From dermato- + myositis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dermato

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

dermatomyositides (plural)

Synonyms

polydermatomyositis

Questions

What does dermatomyositis mean?: A disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.
Where does dermatomyositis come from?: From dermato- + myositis.

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