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dermatomyositis

der·ma·to·myositis

uncommon

noun

1.

myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and selling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals

Origin

From dermato- + myositis.

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