derm

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[durm]

–noun

a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.

Origin:
d(elayed) e(cho) r(adar) m(arker)

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derm-

var. of dermato- before a vowel: dermoid.

var. of -dermatous, usually with nouns (melanoderm; pachyderm), or var. of -dermis (blastoderm; ectoderm; mesoderm).

Origin:
prob. < F -derme (< Gk -dermos -skinned, adj. deriv. of dérma skin; or < -dermis -dermis ); or directly < Gk -dermos

a combining form meaning “skin,” used in the formation of compound words: dermatology.

Also, dermo-.

Also, especially before a vowel, derm-, dermat-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of dermat-, s. of dérma

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: derm
Function: abbreviation
dermatologist; dermatology

Medical Dictionary

-derm suff.
Skin; covering: blastoderm.

dermato- or dermat-
pref.
Skin: dermatophyte.

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