Dermatomyositis

Origin

- + myositis

Full definition of dermatomyositis

Noun

1. A disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin.
• 2007, March 27, Roni Caryn Rabin, An Elusive Diagnosis, and One That Comes With a Risk of Cancer, Melissa Leonard, 25, of Easton, Md., suffered her first symptoms of dermatomyositis at 19.