dermatome
Meanings
noun
- An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
- An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root.
- The dorsal part of an embryonic somite contributing in part to skin development.
Word forms
Etymology
From derma- + -tome (“instrument for cutting”).
Derived words
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