disease of the skin vs dermatosis

dermatosis vs disease of the skin

disease of the skin and dermatosis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disease of the skin	Yes	No	No	No
dermatosis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dermatosis is a hyponym of disease of the skin; that is, dermatosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disease of the skin:

disease of the skin: a disease affecting the skin
dermatosis: disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)

Other hyponyms of disease of the skin include acantholysis, acanthosis, acanthosis nigricans, keratosis nigricans, acne, eczema, erythroderma, furunculosis, impetigo, jungle rot, keratoderma, keratodermia, keratonosis, keratosis, leukoderma, lichen, livedo, lupus, melanism, melanosis, molluscum, necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, pemphigus, prurigo, psoriasis, rhagades, Saint Anthony's fire, seborrhea, vitiligo, xanthoma, xanthosis.

disease of the skin (noun)	dermatosis (noun)
a disease affecting the skin	disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)

Difference between disease of the skin and dermatosis

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