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dermo-

dermo- prefix: dermal: dermis, but also often, broadly, skin or epidermis.

Prefix

dermo-

  1. dermal: dermis, but also often, broadly, skin or epidermis.

Origin of dermo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”); compare dermis § Etymology.

Questions about dermo-

What does dermo- mean?
Dermo- means dermal: dermis, but also often, broadly, skin or epidermis.
What part of speech is dermo-?
Dermo- is a prefix.

Words near dermo- in the dictionary

  1. dermides
  2. dermis
  3. dermises
  4. dermitis
  5. dermo
  6. dermo-
  7. dermo-supraoccipital
  8. dermoabrasion
  9. dermocalyptrogen
  10. dermochelid
  11. dermochelids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dermo- (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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