DERMATOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dermatological mean? 

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

1. of or relating to or practicing dermatology

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DERMATOLOGICAL (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 

Hexachlorophene is used topically in soaps, creams and dermatological preparations and is active against gram-positive organisms, but much less effective against gram-negative organisms.

(Hexachlorophene, NCI Thesaurus)

It is therefore used in a variety of pre-clinical dermatological studies.

(Hartley Albino Hairless Guinea Pig, NCI Thesaurus)

For example, a chest x-ray (observation) has the target site of chest while the result might show an infiltration in the left lower lobe of the lung (target site of result), or a dermatological exam may check the skin across the whole body (target site of observation) while the result might identify a rash on the right leg (target site of result).

(Performed Observation Result Target Anatomic Site Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A synthetic vitamin D derivative usually formulated for topical dermatological use, antipsoriatic Calcipotriene (calcipotriol) competes equally with active 1,25-hydroxy-2D3 (the natural form of vitamin D) for 1,25-hydroxy-2D3 receptors in regulating cell proliferation and differentiation.

(Calcipotriene, NCI Thesaurus)

Our study alone has identified 111 medicinal applications to treat 76 illnesses or symptoms, including asthma and diarrhoea, or their anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties in the treatment of dermatological problems, notes researcher Martí March-Salas of the MNCN.

(Scientists examine the ethnobotanical uses of stramonium, University of Granada)