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Where does the word "dermatology" come from? It comes from Greek derma, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).
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Where does the word "dermatology" come from? It comes from Greek derma, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).
Dermatology’s story begins in Greek: derma meant “the skin.” The skin, combined with logos (study). It reached English by 1800s as dermatology. Coined for the medical study of the skin. Today, dermatology means the branch of medicine concerned with the skin.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient derma "the skin", the skin, combined with logos (study).
- Stage 2 · English · 1800s dermatology "the study of the skin", coined for the medical study of the skin.