Derm

[dә:m]

Definition

(v. t.) The integument of animal; the skin.

(v. t.) See Dermis.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Skin, CUTIS, true skin.

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Definition

n. the skin—also Der′ma Der′mis.—adjs. Der′mal Der′mic Dermat′ic pertaining to the skin: consisting of skin.—n. Dermatog′raphy anatomical description of the skin—also Dermog′raphy.—adjs. Der′matoid of the form of skin: skin-like; Dermatolog′ical.—ns. Dermatol′ogist; Dermatol′ogy the branch of physiology which treats of the skin; Der′matophyte a parasitic fungus on the skin; Der′matoskel′eton the bony integument of many reptiles insects and crustaceans—also Dermoskel′eton.—adj. Dermogas′tric connecting the skin and the stomach.

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