Dermatologis means pertaining to dermatology, treatment of the skin.
Dermatologic means pertaining to dermatology, the treatment of skin.
The top layer of skin is called the epidermis; epidermal is the medical term meaning pertaining to the skin's surface.
Dermal
Epidermal means pertaining to upon the surface of the skin.
The medical term for any swelling is called a lump
Transdermal or percutaneous
The word is "dermatology" from the root derm or derma, meaning skin. Dermatology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the physiology and pathology of the skin.
Sebum is the medical term for the oil that protects the skin. Related words are seborrhea (excess flow of sebum) and seborrheic (pertaining to that excess flow).
Dermal
Subcutaneous
The medical term for "pertaining to scales or covered with scales" is "squamous." This term is commonly used to describe certain types of epithelial cells or skin conditions characterized by scale-like appearance.
Dermoid is the medical term meaning skin-like
PercutaneousThis is also known as transdermal, as in medication being absorbed through the skin such as nicotine patches and hormone patches.trans-dermaldermal means skin.. medical term that means through the skin is transdermal