dermatology

noun

der·​ma·​tol·​o·​gy ˌdər-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē 

: a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases

dermatologic

ˌdər-mə-tə-ˈlä-jik 

adjective

or dermatological

ˌdər-mə-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

dermatologist

ˌdər-mə-ˈtä-lə-jist 

noun

Examples of dermatology in a Sentence

One of the doctors at the clinic specializes in dermatology.

Recent Examples on the Web

Rather than spend the money on legitimate business expenses, Rendon used the pandemic loans to lease a 2021 Bentley Bentayga (sales price, $181,000), rent a Biscayne Bay apartment, pay for cosmetic dermatology procedures and refinish her designer shoes, according to court records. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024

Starling Tolliver, a dermatology resident at Michigan’s Wayne State University, participated the AAD’s Diversity Mentorship Program in 2019. —Char Adams, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024

For one, the treatment may be able to tamp down inflammation on your scalp, protecting against hair loss, said Ife J. Rodney, MD, founding director of Eternal Dermatology + Aesthetics and professor of dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. —Korin Miller, Health, 20 Mar. 2024

The Conversation talked with Robert A. Schwartz, professor and head of dermatology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, to explain what researchers know about the disease. —Robert A. Schwartz, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024

More reads BeiGene files patent suits against Sandoz, MSN Group, Endpoints Novartis’ BTK inhibitor beats placebo in dermatology trial, lining up another potential indication, FierceBiotech India’s Serum looks beyond Covid with new vaccines for malaria, dengue, Reuters Pssst. —Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 11 Mar. 2024

Who, though, is patronizing all these seafood restaurants and takeout cafés, indoor golf ranges, dermatology clinics, boutiques, and luxury department stores? —E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024

In theory, if Botox can bind to tissue more easily and have better activation, a person could see a more lasting effect from the treatment, Cindy Wassef, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, told Health. —Korin Miller, Health, 26 Feb. 2024

In an interview with The American Academy of Dermatology Association, Dr. Carolyn I. Jacob, MD, FAAD, an associate clinical instructor of dermatology at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, explains that lasers that targeting blond, red, gray or white hair have not been developed yet. —Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dermatology

noun

der·​ma·​tol·​o·​gy ˌdər-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē 

: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, and diseases of the skin

Medical Definition

dermatology

noun

der·​ma·​tol·​o·​gy ˌdər-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē 

plural dermatologies

: a branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its structure, functions, and diseases

dermatologist

-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jəst 

noun