dermatorrhexis

Rupture of the skin; e.g., as is seen in striae cutis distensae or in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [dermato- + G. rhexis, rupture]

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der·ma·tor·rhex·is (dur″mə-to-rekґsis) [dermato- + -rrhexis] rupture of the skin or its capillaries, as in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.