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derma
1[dur-muh]
derma
2[dur-muh]
-derma
3a combining form of derma, used especially in the names of disorders of the skin.
scleroderma; xeroderma.
derma
1/ ˈɜːə /
noun
Also: derm.another name for corium
derma
2/ ˈɜːə /
noun
beef or fowl intestine used as a casing for certain dishes, esp kishke
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of derma1
Origin of derma2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of derma1
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Example Sentences
Owner Hiroyuki Asanuma is a dermatologist in Hokkaido who uses the word derma as the first part of all his horses’ names.
Onion rolls slathered with butter, herring in thick cream sauce, brisket of beef with a side of stuffed derma, and other staples of our family cuisine disappeared from our table.
The word taxidermy derives from the Greek words “taxis,” meaning arrangement, and “derma,” meaning skin.
So you wind up scrubbing that sort of derma blah blah more than you normally would.
At others, the suppurative inflammation may be seen to have eroded the derma, which is covered with a diphtheritic membranous exudation similar to that covering the mucous membranes lining the mouth, nose, and ears.
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When To Use
The combining form -derma is used like a suffix representing the derma. The derma, also known as the dermis, is the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, which is the outermost (and thinner) part of the skin that we can see.The form -derma is specifically used to name skin disorders and is used in many medical terms, especially in pathology. It ultimately comes from the Greek é, meaning “skin.”As you may have already guessed, the Greek é is the source of the word derma itself. The word derma is sometimes used like a prefix or directly combined with other word forms, as in dermatherm and dermatome.The combining form -derma is closely related to other combining forms dealing with various senses of “skin,” including -derm, -dermatous, -dermis, dermato-, dermat-, dermo-, and derm-.Other variants of dermat- and dermato- are dermo- and derm-. Closely related to dermato- are the combining forms -derm, -derma, -dermatous, and -dermis. Learn more about their specific applications at our 51Թs That Use articles for the forms.
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