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Clothing-related Eponyms and Signs

The world of dermatology is pieced together by clinical conditions unique in their colors, morphology, and configuration. Dermatological signs and terms are influenced by etymology, language, and history. Eponyms also make dermatology a fascinating but linguistically challenging subject. This articl...

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Autor principal: Long, Valencia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4817465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27057040
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.177799
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spelling pubmed-48174652016-04-07 Clothing-related Eponyms and Signs Long, Valencia Indian J Dermatol E-IJD Residents' Page The world of dermatology is pieced together by clinical conditions unique in their colors, morphology, and configuration. Dermatological signs and terms are influenced by etymology, language, and history. Eponyms also make dermatology a fascinating but linguistically challenging subject. This article reviews dermatological conditions described in relation to fashion, and what we wear in everyday life from top to toe, demonstrating that dermatology can be inspired even in the most common things. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4817465/ /pubmed/27057040 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.177799 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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