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dermatitis, perioral (medicine)


dermatitis, perioral


A papular eruption of unknown aetiology that progresses to residual papular erythema and scaling usually confined to the area of the mouth, and almost exclusively occurring in young women. It may also be localised or extend to involve the eyelids and adjacent glabella area of the forehead (periocular dermatitis).


osmoreceptor (medicine)


osmoreceptor


1. A receptor in the central nervous system (probably the hypothalamus) that responds to changes in the osmotic pressure of the blood.

Origin: G. Osmos, impulsion

2. A receptor that receives olfactory stimuli.

Origin: G. Osme, smell

Synonym: osmoceptor.