derm
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
Origin of derm
1Words Nearby derm
Other definitions for derm- (2 of 3)
variant of dermato- before a vowel: dermoid.
Other definitions for -derm (3 of 3)
variant of -dermatous, usually with nouns (melanoderm; pachyderm), or variant of -dermis (blastoderm; ectoderm; mesoderm).
Origin of -derm
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How to use derm in a sentence
Again the swelling is chiefly in the derm, or true skin, and we have what is known as a flesh wart (verucca carnea).
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of AgricultureEn' do derm cells, cells lining inner cavities in the many-celled animals.
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British Dictionary definitions for -derm
indicating skin: endoderm
Origin of -derm
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