The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
-derm \-derm\ [See Derm, n.]
A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical
terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as,
blastoderm, ectoderm, etc.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Derm \Derm\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin, fr. ? to skin, flay:
cf. F. derme. See Tear, v. t.]
1. The integument of animal; the skin.
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2. (Anat.) See Dermis.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dermis \Der"mis\, n. [NL. See Derm.] (Anat.)
The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or
epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma,
corium, cutis, and enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in
Appendix.
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