dermatome
Anatomy. an area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root.
Surgery. a mechanical instrument for cutting thin sections of skin for grafting.
Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the dermis.
Origin of dermatome
1Other words from dermatome
- der·ma·tom·ic [dur-muh-tom-ik], /ˌdɜr məˈtɒm ɪk/, der·ma·to·mal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for dermatome
/ (ˈdɜːməˌtəʊm) /
a surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin, esp for grafting
the area of skin supplied by nerve fibres from a single posterior spinal root
embryol the part of a somite in a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the dermis
Derived forms of dermatome
- dermatomic (ˌdɜːməˈtɒmɪk), adjective
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