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dermatome

dermatome noun: an instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting.

Noun

dermatome (plural dermatomes)

  1. An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
  2. An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root.
  3. The dorsal part of an embryonic somite contributing in part to skin development.

dermatome meaning in Tamil

dermatome in Tamil

தோல் வெட்டி, சருமவெட்டி, தோல் செதுக்கி

Forms of dermatome

pluraldermatomes

Origin of dermatome

From derma- + -tome (“instrument for cutting”).

Words formed from dermatome

Questions about dermatome

What does dermatome mean?
Dermatome means an instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting.
What is dermatome in Tamil?
Dermatome in Tamil is தோல் வெட்டி, சருமவெட்டி, தோல் செதுக்கி. See Dermatome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dermatome?
Dermatome is a noun.
What is the plural of dermatome?
The plural of dermatome is dermatomes.

Words near dermatome in the dictionary

  1. dermatolytic
  2. dermatoma
  3. dermatomal
  4. dermatomas
  5. dermatomata
  6. dermatome
  7. dermatomed
  8. dermatomegaly
  9. dermatomes
  10. dermatomic
  11. dermatomucosal

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dermatome (page history and authors); dermatome (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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