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
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Related Words for dermas
fur, coating, crust, surface, jacket, husk, membrane, rind, bark, sheath, integument, parchment, film, hide, pelt, outside, slough, shell, peel, hullderma
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.
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