dermo-

1. variant of dermato-.

   dermographic.

Example Sentences

At the same time, while saltier waters also can allow diseases such as MSX and Dermo to spread among oysters, that hasn’t happened.

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They examined more than 8,000 paper-thin slices of tissue and found striking differences over that period, including a shift in where the Dermo parasite attacked, from connective tissue to the lining of oysters’ digestive tract.

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Before the mid-1980s, the Dermo parasite typically caused a chronic disease that killed about 30% of oysters, mostly older animals that had been exposed to the parasite for several years.

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“Around 1986, Dermo suddenly became an acute and profoundly destructive disease capable of killing more than 70% of host oysters within months of infection,” Carnegie said.

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The increased virulence of the Dermo parasite has persisted since then.

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When To Use

What does dermo- mean?

Dermo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “skin.” It is used in medical and scientific terms.Dermo- comes from the Greek dérma, meaning “skin.”Dermo- is a variant of dermato-. Other variants of dermato- are dermo- and derm-. Closely related to dermo- are the combining forms -derm, -derma, -dermatous, and -dermis. Learn more about their specific applications at our Words That Use articles for these forms.