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dermatographia

der·mat·o·graph·i·a [ dùrmətə gráffee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
extreme skin sensitivity: sensitivity of the skin to such a degree that stroking with a blunt point produces raised red-edged or white weals

[Late 19th century. <dermato- + Greek -graphia< graphein(see -graphy)]
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