DIAPER DERMATITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child's diapers

Synonyms:

diaper dermatitis; diaper rash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("diaper dermatitis" is a kind of...):

dermatitis (inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters)

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