Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
dermatographia .
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Examples
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A common form of hives is dermatographism, which occurs in five percent of the population.
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Wheals may also be produced with Darier's sign, and by stroking the skin of certain normal persons who demonstrate the phenomenon called dermatographism.
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