- dermatoscopy
- Inspection of the skin, usually with the aid of a lens or by epiluminescence microscopy, (q.v.). [dermato- + G. skopeo, to view]
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der·ma·tos·co·py (dur″mə-tosґkə-pe) epiluminescence microscopy.
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dermatoscopy
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