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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
/ ˈdÉœËməˌtəʊm; ËŒdÉœËməˈtÉ’mɪk /
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
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Derived Forms
- dermatomic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð°ù·³¾²¹Â·³Ù´Ç³¾Â·¾±³¦ [dur-m, uh, -, tom, -ik], »å±ð°ùm²¹Â·³Ù´Çm²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dermatome1
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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.
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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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