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SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seborrheic dermatitis mean? 

SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS (noun)
  The noun SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS has 1 sense:

1. a chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skinplay

  Familiarity information: SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

seborrheic dermatitis; seborrheic eczema

Hypernyms ("seborrheic dermatitis" is a kind of...):

dermatitis (inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters)


 Context examples 


Representative examples are contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, and seborrheic dermatitis.

(Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Although the mechanism of action is not fully understood, topical administration of chloroxine diminishes mitotic activity in the epidermis, thereby reducing excessive scaling associated with dandruff or seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, including psoriasis and eczema.

(Chloroxine, NCI Thesaurus)



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