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dermatoma

dermatoma noun: a tumor of the skin.

Noun

dermatoma (plural dermatomas or dermatomata)

  1. A tumor of the skin.
  2. A patch of abnormally thick skin.

Forms of dermatoma

pluraldermatomas
pluraldermatomata

Origin of dermatoma

From dermato- + -oma.

Questions about dermatoma

What does dermatoma mean?
Dermatoma means a tumor of the skin.
What part of speech is dermatoma?
Dermatoma is a noun.
What is the plural of dermatoma?
The plural of dermatoma is dermatomas.

Words near dermatoma in the dictionary

  1. dermatologists
  2. dermatology
  3. dermatolymphangioadenitis
  4. dermatolysis
  5. dermatolytic
  6. dermatoma
  7. dermatomal
  8. dermatomas
  9. dermatomata
  10. dermatome
  11. dermatomed

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