Associations to the word «Dermatomyositis»

Wiktionary

DERMATOMYOSITIS, noun. A disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.

Dictionary definition

DERMATOMYOSITIS, noun. Myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats