Dermatropic

/ˌdɜːməˈtrɒpɪk/ adjective

Definition

Turning toward or having an affinity for skin tissue; describing organisms or substances that preferentially affect the skin.

Etymology

From Greek 'derma' (skin) + 'tropic' (turning toward). Closely related to 'dermatotropic,' both describing the directional attraction of pathogens to skin.

Kelly Says

Some medications and toxins are dermatropic, meaning they accumulate in skin tissue, which is why certain drugs can cause unusual skin reactions or pigmentation changes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የውስጥ ምክንያት
ye-wus-t mik-n-yat
ARالعربية
مرض جلدي
marid jildī
BNবাংলা
চামড়ার রোগ
chamarar rog
CACatalà
dermatropi
der-ma-troh-pee-a
CSČeština
dermatotropický
der-ma-troh-pi-cky
DADansk
dermatotropisk
der-ma-troh-pisk
DEDeutsch
dermatropisch
der-ma-troh-pee-sch
ELΕλληνικά
δερματοτροπικός
der-ma-troh-pi-kos
ESEspañol
dermatrópico
der-ma-troh-pee-ko
FAفارسی
بیماری پوستی
bimarī-ye poostī
FISuomi
dermatropinen
der-ma-troh-pi-nen
FRFrançais
dermatropique
der-ma-tro-peak
GUGU
ચામડી રોગ
chaamdi rog
HAHA
bacin da
ba-cin da
HEעברית
תסמונת עור
tismonet or
HIहिन्दी
त्वचा रोग
tvaccha rog
HUMagyar
dermatotropikus
der-ma-troh-pi-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyakit kulit
penyakit kulit
IGIG
ihe ọrụ
i-he o-ru
ITItaliano
dermatropico
der-ma-troh-pee-ko
JA日本語
皮膚科
hi-der-ma-ko
KKKK
жүйе ауруы
jy-ye au-ryu
KMKM
ជំងឺកម្ពស់
chom-ngue kam-pos
KO한국어
피부과
pibu-gwa
MRMR
त्वचा रोग
tvaccha rog
MSBahasa Melayu
penyakit kulit
penyakit kulit
MYမြန်မာ
အရေး ဆိုင်ရာ ရောဂါ
a-re-e so-in-ra ya-ga
NLNederlands
dermatropisch
der-ma-troh-pisch
NONorsk
dermatotropisk
der-ma-troh-pisk
PAPA
ਕੁਦਰਤੀ
ku-dar-ta-ti
PLPolski
dermatropiczny
der-ma-troh-pich-ny
PTPortuguês
dermatrópico
der-ma-troh-pee-ko
RORomână
dermatotropi
der-ma-troh-pi
RUРусский
дерматотропный
der-ma-troh-pnyy
SVSvenska
dermatotropisk
der-ma-troh-pisk
SWKiswahili
ugonjwa wa ngozi
ugonjwa wa ngozi
TAதமிழ்
தோல் நோய்
thol noy
TEతెలుగు
తెలుగు
telugu
THไทย
โรคผิวหนัง
rohk phi-nong
TLTL
sakit sa balat
sakit sa balat
TRTürkçe
dermatotropik
der-ma-troh-pik
UKУкраїнська
дерматотропний
der-ma-troh-pnyy
URاردو
جلد کی بیماری
jalad ki bimari
VITiếng Việt
bệnh da
benh da
YOYO
ẹ̀kan ẹ̀rọ
e-kan e-ro
ZH中文
皮肤科
pì fū kē
ZUZU
ukuthula kwesifuba
u-ku-thula kwes-i-fu-ba

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