English Explanatory Dictionary

dermato-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Dermal: dermis, but also often, broadly, skin or epidermis.

Word forms

dermato- dermat-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *der- Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δέρμᾰ (dérmă) English dermato- From Ancient Greek δέρμᾰ (dérmă, “skin”).

Synonyms

derma- dermo- dermal dermic dermatic cutaneous cutaneo- cutaneal epidermo- epidermal

Related words

dermatosparaxis
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