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Dermatology

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the branch of medicine concerned with the skin
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Stage 1 of 2
derma
Greek · ancient
"the skin"
the skin, combined with logos (study)
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Stage 2 of 2
dermatology
English · 1800s
"the study of the skin"
coined for the medical study of the skin
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