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dermal

[ˈdɜːməɫ]

dermal adjective: of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue).

Adjective

dermal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue)
    • Near-synonyms: epidermal, epidermo-
    • The dermal muscles in the face are used to form expressions.

Noun

dermal (plural dermals)

  1. A body piercing consisting of an object positioned partially below and partially above the skin.
    • Anchors with holes in the heel and toe of the foot are for dermals that are meant to be permanent. As the piercing heals, the tissue attaches to the foot around the holes, anchoring it in.2013, Genia Gaffaney, The Art of Body Piercing

dermal meaning in Tamil and Arabic

dermal in Tamil

உட்டோலுக்குரிய

dermal in Arabic

of or pertaining to skin
جِلْدِيّ jildiyy

Examples of dermal in a sentence

  • Devices may have neurological, peripheral, cardiac, orthopedal, dermal and gynecological application, inter alia.
  • The endopterygoids are also dermal bones in origin and largely form the floor of the orbit.
  • Porcine dermal collagen is similar to human dermal collagen biochemically.

All 14 example sentences with dermal

Synonyms of dermal

All synonyms of dermal

Forms of dermal

pluraldermals

Origin of dermal

From derm + -al. First attested in the early 19th century.

Words formed from dermal

Phrases with dermal

Words that rhyme with dermal

Questions about dermal

What does dermal mean?
Dermal means of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue).
What is dermal in Tamil?
Dermal in Tamil is உட்டோலுக்குரிய. See Dermal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dermal?
Dermal can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce dermal?
Dermal is pronounced [ˈdɜːməɫ] (UK).

Words near dermal in the dictionary

  1. dermabrasive
  2. dermacalyptrogen
  3. dermad
  4. dermadrome
  5. dermadromes
  6. dermal
  7. dermal bone
  8. dermal bones
  9. dermalgia
  10. dermalgias
  11. dermalia

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dermal (page history and authors); dermal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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