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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of dermatitis that occurs in infants and is characterized by heavy yellow crusted lesions on the scalp.
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- noun medicine A form of
seborrheic dermatitis that occurs on thescalp ofinfants
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- noun a dermatitis of the scalp that is common in infants
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johnmperry commented on the word cradle cap
Name given to the yellowish, greasy scaly patches appearing on the scalp of young babies.
June 21, 2008