Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dermatomyositis

1 sense of dermatomyositis

Sense 1
dermatomyositis -- (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)
       => myositis -- (inflammation of muscle tissue)