derma
1[dur-muh]
noun
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
Origin of derma
11825–35; New Latin < Greek dérma skin, equivalent to dér(ein) to skin + -ma noun suffix
derma
2[dur-muh]
noun
Origin of derma
2< Yiddish derme, plural of darm intestine < Middle High German; akin to Old English thearm gut
-derma
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Related Words for derma
fur, coating, crust, surface, jacket, husk, membrane, rind, bark, sheath, integument, parchment, film, hide, pelt, outside, slough, shell, peel, hullExamples from the Web for derma
Contemporary Examples of derma
Because taxidermy uses “derma” (skin) to create a lifelike replica, a preserved creature triggers deep emotions in us.
Historical Examples of derma
Scleroderma is from two Greek words: scleros, hard; derma, skin.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
It is not only admissible, but preferable, not to wound the derma at all.
The true skin, lying beneath the cuticle; also called the derma.
A Treatise on Physiology and HygieneJoseph Chrisman Hutchison
At a later period extravasations of a larger size and more irregular form occur in the deeper layers of the derma.
In the mucous membranes extravasations of greater or less extent may occur, as in the derma.
derma
1noun
Word Origin for derma
C18: New Latin, from Greek: skin, from derein to skin
derma
2noun
Word Origin for derma
from Yiddish derme, plural of darm intestine, from Old High German daram; related to Old English thearm gut, Old Norse tharmr
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derma
[dûr′mə]
n.
-derma
suff.
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