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Dermatitis vs Dermatosis - What's the difference?

dermatitis | dermatosis |

As nouns the difference between dermatitis and dermatosis

is that dermatitis is inflammation of the skin while dermatosis is generic term for disease of the skin.

dermatitis

English

(wikipedia dermatitis)

Alternative forms

* dermitis

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) Inflammation of the skin.

    • Derived terms

    * dermatitic

    See also

    * eczema * rash

    dermatosis

    English

    Noun

    (dermatoses) (wikipedia dermatosis)
  • (medicine) generic term for disease of the skin.

    • Usage notes

    Not to be confused with dermatitis which is inflammation of the skin and is a symptom of some dermatoses.