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osteoderm

osteoderm noun: a bony deposit in the dermal layers of the skin.

Noun

osteoderm (plural osteoderms)

  1. A bony deposit in the dermal layers of the skin

Forms of osteoderm

pluralosteoderms

Origin of osteoderm

From osteo- + -derm.

Words formed from osteoderm

Questions about osteoderm

What does osteoderm mean?
Osteoderm means a bony deposit in the dermal layers of the skin.
What part of speech is osteoderm?
Osteoderm is a noun.
What is the plural of osteoderm?
The plural of osteoderm is osteoderms.

Words near osteoderm in the dictionary

  1. osteodensitometry
  2. osteodentine
  3. osteodentines
  4. osteodeposition
  5. osteodepositions
  6. osteoderm
  7. osteodermal
  8. osteodermia
  9. osteoderms
  10. osteodifferentiated
  11. osteodifferentiation

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