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dermal

 
Dictionary: der·mal   (dûr'məl) pronunciation also der·mic
 
(-mĭk)
adj.

Of or relating to the skin or dermis.


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(dûr'məl) or der·mic (-mĭk)
adj.

Of or relating to the skin or dermis.

 

Pertaining to the true skin, or corium.

  • d. asthenia — called also dermal fragility syndrome; see cutaneous asthenia.
  • d. fragility syndrome — see dermal asthenia (above).
  • d. melanocytosis — the malignant neoplastic form of melanoma in horses with multiple lesions in the skin and in internal organs; common, and usually fatal, in gray horses and mules.
  • d. network — sensory nerves of the dermis.
  • d. papillae — fingerlike processes invading the epidermis from the dermis.
 
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
  Synonyms: cuticular, epidermal, epidermic
  Pertains to noun: cuticle (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: of or relating to or located in the dermis
  Synonym: dermic
  Pertains to noun: dermis (meaning #1)


 
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