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dermatome
[dur-muh-tohm]
noun
Anatomy.an area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root.
Surgery.a mechanical instrument for cutting thin sections of skin for grafting.
Embryology.the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the dermis.
dermatome
/ ˈdɜːməˌtəʊm, ˌdɜːməˈtɒmɪk /
noun
a surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin, esp for grafting
the area of skin supplied by nerve fibres from a single posterior spinal root
embryol the part of a somite in a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the dermis
Other 51Թ Forms
- dermatomic adjective
- dermatomal adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dermatome1
Example Sentences
A doctor peeled skin from his thighs in three passes with a dermatome down the front of his left leg and two passes down the back of his right leg.
When the virus becomes reactivated, the rash of shingles appears in the area of skin that is supplied by that nerve, known as a dermatome.
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