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derma

1
[ dur-muh ]
/ ˈdɜr mə /
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noun

Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.

RELATED WORDS

fur, coating, crust, surface, jacket, husk, membrane, rind, bark, sheath, integument, parchment, film, hide, pelt, outside, slough, shell, peel, hull

Nearby words

  1. derived fossil,
  2. derived unit,
  3. derleth,
  4. derm,
  5. derm-,
  6. derma-,
  7. dermabrader,
  8. dermabrasion,
  9. dermacentor,
  10. dermacentor andersoni

Origin of derma

1
1825–35; New Latin < Greek dérma skin, equivalent to dér(ein) to skin + -ma noun suffix

Definition for derma (2 of 3)

derma

2
[ dur-muh ]
/ ˈdɜr mə /

noun

beef or fowl intestine used as a casing in preparing certain savory dishes, especially kishke.
kishke.

Origin of derma

2
< Yiddish derme, plural of darm intestine < Middle High German; akin to Old English thearm gut

Definition for derma (3 of 3)

-derma

a combining form of derma1, used especially in the names of disorders of the skin: scleroderma; xeroderma.
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British Dictionary definitions for derma (1 of 2)

derma

1
/ (ˈdɜːmə) /

noun

another name for corium Also: derm (dɜːm)

Word Origin for derma

C18: New Latin, from Greek: skin, from derein to skin

British Dictionary definitions for derma (2 of 2)

derma

2
/ (ˈdɜːmə) /

noun

beef or fowl intestine used as a casing for certain dishes, esp kishke

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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Word Origin and History for derma

derma

n.

"skin beneath the epidermis," 1706, from Modern Latin derma, from Greek derma (genitive dermatos) "skin," from PIE root *der- "to split, peel, flay" (see tear (v.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for derma (1 of 2)

derma

[ dûr′mə ]

n.

dermis

Medicine definitions for derma (2 of 2)

-derma

suff.

Skin; skin disease:scleroderma.
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