[dur-muh] 
| Anatomy, Zoology. dermis. |
[dur-muh] | 1. | beef or fowl intestine used as a casing in preparing certain savory dishes, esp. kishke. |
| 2. | kishke. |
| a combining form of derma 1 , used esp. in the names of disorders of the skin: scleroderma; xeroderma. |
| der·ma 1 (dûr'mə) n. See dermis. [Greek, skin; see der- in Indo-European roots.] |
| der·ma 2 (dûr'mə) n. Beef casing stuffed with a seasoned mixture of matzo meal or flour, onion, and suet, prepared by boiling, then roasting. Also called kishke, stuffed derma. [Possibly Yiddish gederem, intestines, from Middle High German darm, intestine, from Old High German; see terə-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| der·mis (dûr'mĭs) n. The sensitive connective tissue layer of the skin located below the epidermis, containing nerve endings, sweat and sebaceous glands, and blood and lymph vessels. Also called corium, cutis, derma1. [New Latin, back-formation from Late Latin epidermis, epidermis; see epidermis.] |
derma der·ma (dûr'mə)
n.
See dermis.
-derma suff.
Skin; skin disease: scleroderma.