Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary📕
derm dėrm, 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. [Gr. derma, dermatos, the
skin—derein, to flay.]
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