-dermis

a combining form meaning “skin,” “layer of tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: exodermis; gastrodermis.

Nearby words

-decker, -dendron, -derm, -derma, -dermatous, -dermis, -des, -diene, -diol, -dom, -drome

Compare -derm.

Origin of -dermis

on the model of epidermis; cf. dermis

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