Definitions for dermatome
dermatome
der·ma·tome
Spelling: [dur-muh-tohm]
IPA: /ˈdɜr məˌtoʊm/
Dermatome is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 353 anagrams from letters in dermatome (adeemmort).
Definitions for dermatome
noun
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Anatomy. an area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root.
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Surgery. a mechanical instrument for cutting thin sections of skin for grafting.
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Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the dermis.
Origin of dermatome
First recorded in 1925-30; derma1 + -tome