DERMATOLOGIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dermatologic mean? 

• DERMATOLOGIC (adjective)
  The adjective DERMATOLOGIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or practicing dermatology

  Familiarity information: DERMATOLOGIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DERMATOLOGIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or practicing dermatology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

dermatologic; dermatological

Pertainym:

dermatology (the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases)

Derivation:

dermatology (the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases)

 Context examples 

A lotion dosage form which has a soap or detergent that is usually used to clean the hair and scalp; it is often used as a vehicle for dermatologic agents.

(Lotion Shampoo Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

They are used also as vehicles for other dermatologic agents.

(Emollient, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A rare dermatologic disorder characterized by the accumulation of mucinous material in the hair follicles.

(Alopecia Mucinosa, NCI Thesaurus)

A classification for rare disorders of diverse organ systems (endocrine, neuromuscular, gastrointestinal, renal, dermatologic, rheumatologic, hematologic) that are affected by substances secreted by a distant neoplasm but not by the action of the neoplasm itself metastasizing to that organ or tissue.

(Paraneoplastic syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)