Another term for dermographia; a skin condition causing visible marks or welts when the skin is written on or rubbed.
From 'derma' (skin) + 'graphism' (the practice of writing). Similar to dermographia but uses the suffix '-ism' to denote the condition as a disease state.
Dermographism is sometimes called 'skin writing' and happens because your mast cells (immune cells in skin) release too much histamine when triggered, creating those dramatic red welts!
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