See Also: autographism(medicine)

Anglomania (iou) and autographism (medicine)


Anglomania (iou)



Anglomania noun. M18.
[from ANGLO- + -MANIA, after French anglomanie.]
Excessive admiration for what is English.
Anglomaniac noun & adjective M19.

autographism (medicine)


autographism -->
dermatographism


A form of urticaria in which whealing occurs in the site and in the configuration of application of stroking (pressure, friction) of the skin.

Synonym: autographism, dermagraphy, dermatography, dermographia, dermographism, dermography, factitious urticaria, skin Writing, urticaria factitia.

Origin: dermato-+ G. Grapho, to write